Daniel 5:16
Old Testament • 22 words with Strong's data
"And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שְׁרֵא
shᵉrêʼ
to free, separate; figuratively, to unravel, commence; by implication (of unloading beasts) to reside
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
כָּתָב
kâthâb
something written, i.e. a writing, record or book
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
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 (...
לָבַשׁ
lâbash
properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
שָׁנִי
shânîy
crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
סָבִיב
çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
צַוָּאר
tsavvâʼr
the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)
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)
Key Terms in This Verse
שְׁרֵא shᵉrêʼ
to free, separate; figuratively, to unravel, commence; by implication (of unloading beasts) to reside
Study H8271 →שָׁנִי shânîy
crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
Study H8144 →Cross References
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interp...
Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
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