Daniel 2:12

Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data

"For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon."

Word-by-Word Analysis

For this

רִיב

rîyb

H7379

a contest (personal or legal)

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the

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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was

אָנַף

ʼânaph

H599

to breathe hard, i.e. be enraged

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and very

חֵמָה

chêmâh

H2534

heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

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and

צָוָה

tsâvâh

H6680

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

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to

שָׁחַת

shâchath

H7843

to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)

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all the

חָכָם

châkâm

H2450

wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)

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אֱנוֹשׁ

ʼĕnôwsh

H582

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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of

בָּבֶל

Bâbel

H894

Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire

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Key Terms in This Verse

furious H2534

חֵמָה chêmâh

heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

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angry H599

אָנַף ʼânaph

to breathe hard, i.e. be enraged

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wise H2450

חָכָם châkâm

wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)

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destroy H7843

שָׁחַת shâchath

to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)

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Babylon H894

בָּבֶל Bâbel

Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire

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cause H7379

רִיב rîyb

a contest (personal or legal)

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commanded H6680

צָוָה tsâvâh

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

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men H582

אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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king H4428

מֶלֶךְ melek

a king

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Cross References

Daniel 3:13 cross-reference

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.

Psalm 76:10 cross-reference

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

Daniel 3:19 cross-reference

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven time...

Matthew 2:16 cross-reference

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and...

Daniel 2:5 cross-reference

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall b...

Proverbs 19:12 cross-reference

The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 29:22 cross-reference

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Proverbs 20:2 cross-reference

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

Proverbs 16:14 cross-reference

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

Job 5:2 cross-reference

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Matthew 5:22 cross-reference

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but wh...

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