Daniel 2:39
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
קוּם
qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
מַלְכוּ
malkûw
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
נָפַל
nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
אַחֵר
ʼachêr
properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
שְׁלִישִׁי
shᵉlîyshîy
third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
מַלְכוּ
malkûw
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
נְחֹשֶׁת
nᵉchôsheth
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
נָשָׂא
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
Key Terms in This Verse
נָפַל nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
Study H5307 →נְחֹשֶׁת nᵉchôsheth
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
Study H5178 →קוּם qûwm
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Study H6965 →שְׁלִישִׁי shᵉlîyshîy
third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
Study H7992 →נָשָׂא nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Study H5375 →Cross References
This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
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