Daniel 4:23
Old Testament • 37 words with Strong's data
"And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
כִּי
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
עִיר
ʻîyr
a watcher, i.e. an angel (as guardian)
קֹדֶשׁ
qôdesh
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
שָׁחַת
shâchath
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
שֶׁרֶשׁ
sheresh
a root (literally or figuratively)
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
אֱסוּר
ʼĕçûwr
{a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner)}
בַּרְזֶל
barzel
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
נְחֹשֶׁת
nᵉchôsheth
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
רַךְ
rak
tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
עַד
ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
שֶׁבַע
shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
פַּעַם
paʻam
a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
Key Terms in This Verse
כִּי kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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