Daniel 1:20
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
דָּרַשׁ
dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
עֶשֶׂר
ʻeser
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
פַּעַם
paʻam
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
חַרְטֹם
charṭôm
a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)
מַלְכוּת
malkûwth
a rule; concretely, a dominion
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →דָּרַשׁ dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
Study H1875 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →פַּעַם paʻam
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
Study H6471 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →Cross References
Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was non...
And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to t...
These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
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