Daniel

Daniel 8:20–22

²⁰The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. ²¹The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece,^b and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. ²²The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation but will not have the same power.

Footnotes

b 8:21 Hebrew of Javan

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Daniel 8:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The two-horned	הַקְּרָנָ֑יִם	haq·qə·rā·nā·yim	Article; Noun - fd	H7161 horn
ram	הָאַ֥יִל	hā·’a·yil	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H352 ram
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you saw	רָאִ֖יתָ	rā·’î·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
represents the kings	מַלְכֵ֖י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Media	מָדַ֥י	mā·ḏay	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4074 Medes, Media
and Persia	וּפָרָֽס׃	ū·p̄ā·rās	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6539 Persia

Daniel 8:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The shaggy	הַשָּׂעִ֖יר	haś·śā·‘îr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8163 he-goat, buck
goat	וְהַצָּפִ֥יר	wə·haṣ·ṣā·p̄îr	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6842 he-goat
represents the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Greece	יָוָ֑ן	yā·wān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3120 Ionia(ns), Greece
and the large	הַגְּדוֹלָה֙	hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
horn	וְהַקֶּ֤רֶן	wə·haq·qe·ren	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7161 horn
between	בֵּין־	bên-	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
his eyes	עֵינָ֔יו	‘ê·nāw	Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
is	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
the first	הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃	hā·ri·šō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
king	הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

Daniel 8:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The four	אַרְבַּ֖ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
that replaced	תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ	taḥ·te·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H8478 the under part
the broken	וְהַ֨נִּשְׁבֶּ֔רֶת	wə·han·niš·be·reṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
represent four	אַרְבַּ֧ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular construct	H702 four
kingdoms	מַלְכֻי֛וֹת	mal·ḵu·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom
that will rise	וַתַּֽעֲמֹ֥דְנָה	wat·ta·‘ă·mō·ḏə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
from that nation	מִגּ֥וֹי	mig·gō·w	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
but will not have	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the same power	בְכֹחֽוֹ׃	ḇə·ḵō·ḥōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3581 strength, power

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.