Daniel 1:7
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָשִׂיא
nâsîyʼ
properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
סָרִיס
çârîyç
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
דָּנִיֵּאל
Dânîyêʼl
Danijel, the Hebrew prophet
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר
Bêlṭᵉshaʼtstsar
{Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel}
חֲנַנְיָה
Chănanyâh
Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
שַׁדְרַךְ
Shadrak
Shadrak, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions
מִישָׁאֵל
Mîyshâʼêl
Mishael, the name of three Israelites
עֲזַרְיָה
ʻĂzaryâh
Azarjah, the name of nineteen Israelites
עֲבֵד נְגוֹא
ʻĂbêd Nᵉgôwʼ
Abed-Nego, the name of Azariah
Key Terms in This Verse
בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Bêlṭᵉshaʼtstsar
{Belteshatstsar, the Babylonian name of Daniel}
Study H1096 →שַׁדְרַךְ Shadrak
Shadrak, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions
Study H7714 →סָרִיס çârîyç
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
Study H5631 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →Cross References
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named ...
But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my God, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,
Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes;
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
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