Daniel
Daniel 7:6
6Next, as I watched, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next | בָּאתַ֨ר | bā·ṯar | Preposition | H870 place |
| as I | הֲוֵ֗ית | hă·wêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| watched | חָזֵ֣ה | ḥā·zêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2370 gaze upon, dream, be usual |
| suddenly | וַאֲר֤וּ | wa·’ă·rū | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H718 lo |
| another beast | אָֽחֳרִי֙ | ’ā·ḥo·rî | Adjective - feminine singular | H317 another |
| It was like a leopard | כִּנְמַ֔ר | kin·mar | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H5245 leopard |
| and on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| its back | גַּבַּיַּהּ | gab·bay·yah | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1355 back |
| it had | וְלַ֨הּ | wə·lah | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| four | אַרְבַּ֛ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H703 four |
| wings | גַּפִּ֥ין | gap·pîn | Noun - common plural | H1611 wing |
| like those of | דִּי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| a bird | ע֖וֹף | ‘ō·wp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H5776 fowl |
| The beast also | לְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔א | lə·ḥê·wə·ṯā | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular determinate | H2423 beast |
| had four | וְאַרְבְּעָ֤ה | wə·’ar·bə·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H703 four |
| heads | רֵאשִׁין֙ | rê·šîn | Noun - masculine plural | H7217 head |
| and it was given | יְהִ֥יב | yə·hîḇ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3052 give |
| authority to rule | וְשָׁלְטָ֖ן | wə·šā·lə·ṭān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7985 dominion |
Cross-references
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Revelation 13:2 · Daniel 8:20–22 · Daniel 11:3–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.