Daniel 4:21 — Word Study
WLCוְעָפְיֵ֤הּ שַׁפִּיר֙ וְאִנְבֵּ֣הּ שַׂגִּ֔יא וּמָז֨וֹן לְכֹ֖לָּא־ בֵ֑הּ תְּחֹת֗וֹהִי תְּדוּר֙ חֵיוַ֣ת בָּרָ֔א וּבְעַנְפ֕וֹהִי יִשְׁכְּנָ֖ן צִפֲּרֵ֥י שְׁמַיָּֽא׃
BSAthisdên interpretationpᵉshar kingmelek decreegᵉzêrâh Most Highʻillay Most Highʻillay he/she/ithûwʼ thatdîy to reachmᵉṭâʼ sinceʻal lordmârêʼ lordmârêʼ kingmelek
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְעָפְיֵ֤הּ | and foliage its | Conjunction, noun common both singular construct, suffix |
| שַׁפִּיר֙ | [was] beautiful | |
| וְאִנְבֵּ֣הּ | and fruit its | Conjunction, noun common both singular construct, suffix |
| שַׂגִּ֔יא | [was] plentiful | |
| וּמָז֨וֹן | and food | Conjunction, noun common both singular absolute |
| לְכֹ֖לָּא־ | for all | Preposition, noun common both singular determined, particle |
| בֵ֑הּ | [was] on it | Preposition, suffix |
| תְּחֹת֗וֹהִי | under it | Noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| תְּדוּר֙ | it dwelt | Verb, Qal, imperfect third person feminine singular |
| חֵיוַ֣ת | [the] animal[s] of | Noun common, feminine singular construct |
| בָּרָ֔א | field the | Noun common both singular determined, particle |
| וּבְעַנְפ֕וֹהִי | and in branches its | Conjunction, preposition, noun common masculine plural construct |
| יִשְׁכְּנָ֖ן | they dwelt | Verb, Qal, imperfect third person feminine plural |
| צִפֲּרֵ֥י | [the] birds of | Noun common, masculine plural construct |
| שְׁמַיָּֽא׃ | heavens the | Noun common masculine plural determined, particle |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested— |
| KJV | Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: |
| ASV | whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation: |
| YLT | and its leaves [are] fair, and its budding great, and food for all [is] in it, under it dwell doth the beast of the field, and on its boughs sit do the birds of the heavens. |
| WEB | whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit plentiful, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation— |
| BBE | Which had fair leaves and much fruit, and had in it food for all; under which the beasts of the field were living, and in the branches of which the birds of heaven had their resting-places: |
Where they part company is שַׁפִּיר — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence is structured around a main clause with multiple descriptive phrases, enhancing the imagery of the tree.
3 commentators on this verse
Jamieson, Trapp, Whedon & more — read them ›
clause
subjectה
verbH1753
The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.
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Deep Study — Daniel 4:21
Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.
Context — The Interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's Dreamgenerated
Daniel 4:21 describes a tree that symbolizes the king's power and prosperity. The tree's beauty and abundance reflect the glory of the king, while also serving as a metaphor for the care and sustenance he provides to his subjects and the natural world around him.
Cross References
The Key Word — שַׁפִּיר, sha.Pirgenerated
The word שַׁפִּיר (sha.Pir) means beautiful or fair, often used to describe visually appealing elements in nature. It highlights the aesthetic qualities of the tree's foliage, suggesting that it is not only functional but also visually striking.
This adjective emphasizes the tree's grandeur and attractiveness, contributing to the overall imagery of splendor in the vision. The parsing indicates that it serves as a predicate, describing the state of the tree's foliage.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause centers around the subject of the tree, with multiple predicates describing its attributes: שַׁפִּיר (beautiful) and שַׂגִּ֔יא (plentiful). The structure emphasizes the tree's qualities before detailing its role in providing sustenance.
The sentence flows with a series of descriptive phrases that build upon the main subject, creating a vivid picture of the tree's importance in the ecosystem.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Daniel 4:21 describes a tree that symbolizes the king's power and prosperity. The tree's beauty and abundance reflect the glory of the king, while also serving as a metaphor for the care and sustenance he provides to his subjects and the natural world around him.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The tree represents the king's power and prosperity, indicating his greatness and the sustenance he provides to his subjects.
The description of the tree as beautiful emphasizes its grandeur and the positive impact of the king's reign on the land and its people.
The abundance of fruit symbolizes prosperity and the ability to provide for all living creatures, reflecting the king's role as a provider.
The imagery connects the king's greatness to the natural world, illustrating how his reign supports and sustains life, much like a tree provides shelter and nourishment.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways can I reflect the beauty and abundance described in this verse in my own life?
- How can I be a source of sustenance and support for those around me, similar to the tree in this passage?
- What does this imagery teach me about the relationship between leadership and care for others?
- How can I appreciate the beauty of creation as reflected in the descriptions of nature in the Bible?
Commentators on this verse — 3 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Daniel 4:21 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThe tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; The tree that thou sawest ... Whose leaves were fair, and the
Read Robert Jamieson on Daniel 4 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsDaniel 4:21 Whose leaves [were] fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it [was] meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:Ver. 21. Whose leaves were fair.] See on Daniel 4:12. Under which the beasts of the field dwelt, &c.] A king should to all his subjects, high and low, extend his favour according to every one’ s quality and degree.
Read John Trapp on Daniel 4 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible20-22. See Daniel 4:10-12, and for the greatness of Nebuchadnezzar’s empire, Introduction, III, 3, 4.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Daniel 4 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—
whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit plentiful, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of the sky had their habitation—
whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—
whose foliage was attractive and its fruit plentiful, and from which there was food available for all, under whose branches wild animals used to live, and in whose branches birds of the sky used to nest –
Tyndale line
Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation:
whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit of it abundant, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of heaven had their habitation:
This is the interpretation, O King, and it is the decree of the most High, which is come vpon my lord the King,
Strictly literal
whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation:
and its leaves [are] fair, and its budding great, and food for all [is] in it, under it dwell doth the beast of the field, and on its boughs sit do the birds of the heavens.
and its leaves [are] beautiful, and its budding great, and food for all [is] in it, under it the beast of the field dwells, and on its boughs the birds of the heavens sit.
(4:18) The foliage of which was splendid, and the fruit of which was large, and on which was food for all; under which dwelt the beasts of the field, and in the boughs of which nestled the fowls of the heaven:—
whose leaves were beautiful, and whose fruit was abundant, so that in it was food for all, and under it the animals of the field found shade, and in which the birds of the heavens lived—
From the Latin
This is the interpretation of the sentence of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king.
Simplified
Its leaves were beautiful, and it was full of fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived under its shade, and birds nested in its branches.
Which had fair leaves and much fruit, and had in it food for all; under which the beasts of the field were living, and in the branches of which the birds of heaven had their resting-places:
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text describes the tree's foliage as beautiful and its fruit as abundant, providing food for all creatures, with beasts living under it and birds nesting in its branches. The Septuagint, however, does not provide a direct equivalent for this verse, as only 4 out of the 15 words match in a word-by-word comparison, indicating significant differences in wording and structure. The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Dead Sea Scrolls do not provide additional textual evidence for this specific verse, so we cannot confirm their alignment or differences with the Masoretic Text.
וְעָפְיֵ֤הּ שַׁפִּיר֙ וְאִנְבֵּ֣הּ שַׂגִּ֔יא וּמָז֨וֹן לְכֹ֖לָּא־ בֵ֑הּ תְּחֹת֗וֹהִי תְּדוּר֙ חֵיוַ֣ת בָּרָ֔א וּבְעַנְפ֕וֹהִי יִשְׁכְּנָ֖ן צִפֲּרֵ֥י שְׁמַיָּֽא׃
4 of the 15 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Daniel 4:21
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
עֳפִי (ophiy) refers to foliage or leafage, derived from the Aramaic word for branch. The entries consistently highlight its meaning related to leaves and collectively to foliage, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.
[עֳפִי] n.m. leafage, foliage
base
H6074 עֳפִי
6074 `ophiy , of-ee'
(Aramaic) corresponding to 6073; a twig; bough, i.e.
(collectively) foliage:--leaves.
see HEBREW for 06073
עֳפִי (o.phi) — foliage.
leafage, foliage
Aramaic of o.phe (עֳפָיִם "branch" H6073)
AC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms — Conjunction · noun common both singular construct · suffixAC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
שַׁפִּיר (sappiyr) is an adjective meaning 'fair' or 'beautiful,' particularly in reference to foliage. It is derived from a more intensive form related to another Hebrew word. The entries consistently emphasize its aesthetic qualities without significant disagreement.
שַׁפִּיר adj. fair, beautiful
base
H8209 שַׁפִּיר
8209 sappiyr shap-peer'
(Aramaic) intensive of a form corresponding to 8208;
beautiful:--fair.
see HEBREW for 08208
שַׁפִּיר (shap.pir) — fair.
fair, beautiful (of foliage)
AAabsa — AAabsa
אֵב (eb) means 'fruit' and can refer to fresh or young produce. It is noted as an Aramaic term corresponding to the Hebrew word for greenery. The entries consistently emphasize its meaning related to fruit without significant disagreement.
[אֵב] n.m. fruit
base
H4 [אֵב] fruit
4 'eb abe
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3:--fruit.
see HEBREW for 03
אֵב (ev) — fruit.
fruit, fresh, young, greening
Aramaic of ev (אֵב "greenery" H0003)
AC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms — Conjunction · noun common both singular construct · suffixAC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
שַׂגִּיא (saggiy') is an Aramaic word meaning 'great' or 'much,' and can also function adverbially as 'exceedingly.' It encompasses a range of meanings related to size and quantity, including 'many' and 'very.' The entries consistently emphasize its use in describing large amounts or degrees.
שַׂגִּיא adj. great, much
base
H7690 שַׂגִּיא
7690 saggiy' sag-ghee'
(Aramaic) corresponding to 7689; large (in size, quantity or
number, also adverbial):--exceeding, great(-ly); many, much,
sore, very.
see HEBREW for 07689
שַׂגִּיא (sag.gi) — greatly.
adj
1) great, much
1a) great
1b) much, many
adv
2) exceedingly
AAabsa — AAabsa
מָזוֹן (mazown) means 'food' and is related to the Aramaic term for meat. The entries consistently define it as a noun referring to sustenance, with no significant disagreement among lexicons.
מָזוֹן n.[m.] food
base
H4203 מָזוֹן
4203 mazown maw-zone'
(Aramaic) corresponding to 4202:--meat.
see HEBREW for 04202
מָזוֹן (ma.zon) — food.
food, feed
Aramaic of ma.zon (מָזוֹן "food" H4202)
AC/Ncbsa — Conjunction · noun common both singular absoluteAC/Ncbsa
food:
I. VEGETABLE FOODS
1. Primitive Habits
2. Cereals
3. Leguminous Plants
4. Food of Trees
II. ANIMAL FOOD
LITERATURE
In a previous article (see BREAD) it has been shown that in the Bible "bread" usually stands for food in general and how this came to be so. In a complementary article on MEALS the methods of preparing and serving food will be dealt with. This article is devoted specifically to the foodstuffs of the Orient, more especially to articles of food in use among the Hebrews in Bible times. These are divisible into two main classes.
Food
Originally the Creator granted the use of the vegetable world for food to man (Gen. 1:29), with the exception mentioned (2:17). The use of animal food was probably not unknown to the antediluvians. There is, however, a distinct law on the subject given to Noah after the Deluge (Gen. 9:2-5). Various articles of food used in the patriarchal age are mentioned in Gen. 18:6-8; 25:34; 27:3, 4; 43:11. Regarding the food of the Israelites in Egypt, see Ex. 16:3; Num. 11:5. In the wilderness their ordinary food was miraculously supplied in the manna. They had also quails (Ex.…
The diet of eastern nations has been in all ages light and simple. Vegetable food was more used than animal. The Hebrews used a great variety of articles, (John 21:5) to give a relish to bread. Milk and its preparations hold a conspicuous place in eastern diet, as affording substantial nourishment; generally int he form of the modern leben , i.e. sour milk. Authorized Version "butter;" (Genesis 18:8; Judges 5:25; 2 Samuel 17:29) Fruit was another source of subsistence: figs stood first in point of importance; they were generally dried and pressed into cakes. Grapes were generally eaten in a dried state as raisins. Of vegetables we have most frequent notice of lentils…
In ancient the food of a people was more entirely the product of their own country than in our day. Palestine was favored with an abundance of animal food, grain, and vegetables. But throughout the East, vegetable food is more used than animal. Bread was the principal food. Grain of various kinds, beans, lentils, onions, grapes, together with olive oil, honey, and the milk of goats and cows were the ordinary fare. The wandering Arabs live much upon a coarse black bread. A very common dish in Syria is rice, with shreds of meat, vegetables, olive oil, etc., intermixed. A similar dish, made with beans, lentils, and various kinds of pulse, was in frequent use at an earlier age, Ge 25:29-34 2Ki 4:38-1.
כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It encompasses meanings such as every, any, and none. The term is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, indicating totality or completeness.
כֹּל, כָּל־ n.m. the whole, all
base
H3606 כֹּל, כָּל־
3606 kol kole
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3605:--all, any, + (forasmuch) as,
+ be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there
(where)-fore, + though, what (where, who)-soever, (the) whole.
see HEBREW for 03605
כֹּל (kol) — all.
1) all, whole, the whole
1a) the whole of, all
1b) every, any, none
AR/Ncbsd/Ta — Preposition · noun common both singular determined · particleAR/Ncbsd/Ta
ol: Used in various combinations, and with different meanings.
(1) All along, "Weeping all along as he went" (Jer 41:6), i.e. throughout the whole way he went, feigning equal concern with the men from Shiloh, etc., for the destruction of the Temple, so as to put them off their guard.
(2) All in all, "That God may be all in all" (1Co 15:28, Greek: panta en pasin, "all things in all (persons and) things"). "The universe, with all it comprises, will wholly answer to God's will and reflect His mind" (Dummelow).
וֹ (o) — him.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine singular
AR/Sp3ms — Preposition · suffixAR/Sp3ms
תְּחוֹת (te.chot) means 'under' and is an Aramaic term corresponding to the Hebrew תַּחַת (ta.chat). It is primarily used as a preposition indicating a position beneath something.
תְּחוֹת prep. under (BH תַּחַת)
base
H8460 תְּחוֹת, תַּחַת
8460 tchowth tekh-oth'
(Aramaic) or tchoth (Aramaic) {tekh-oth'}; corresponding to
8478; beneath:--under.
see HEBREW for 08478
תְּחוֹת (te.chot) — under.
under
Aramaic of ta.chat (תַּחַת ": under" H8478)
ANcmpc/Sp3ms — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffixANcmpc/Sp3ms
דּוּר (duwr) means 'to dwell' and is used in the context of residing. It is an Aramaic term linked to the Hebrew word דּוּר (dur), which also means 'to dwell.' The entries consistently emphasize its meaning related to habitation.
[דּוּר] vb. dwell
base
H1753 דּוּר
1753 duwr dure
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1752; to reside:--dwell.
see HEBREW for 01752
דּוּר (dur) — to dwell.
(P'al) to dwell
Aramaic of dur (דּוּר "to dwell" H1752)
AVqi3fs — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person feminine singularAVqi3fs
חֵיוָא (cheyva') is an Aramaic word meaning 'beast' or 'animal.' It derives from the root related to living things, specifically חַיָּה (chay.yah). The entries consistently define it as a type of animal without significant disagreement.
חֵיוָא, חֵיוָה n.f. beast
base
H2423 חֵיוָא, חֵיוָה
2423 cheyva' khay-vaw'
(Aramaic) from 2418; an animal:--beast.
see HEBREW for 02418
חֵיוָא (che.va) — beast.
beast, animal
Aramaic of chay.yah (חַיָּה "living thing" H2416C)
ANcfsc — Noun common · feminine singular constructANcfsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
בַּר (bar) refers to an open field in Hebrew and is noted as an Aramaic term corresponding to the Hebrew word for field, בָּר (bar, H1250). The entries consistently define it as a field without significant disagreement.
[בַּר] n.[m.] open field
base
H1251 בַּר
1251 bar bar
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1250; a field:--field.
see HEBREW for 01250
בַּר (bar) — field.
field
Aramaic of bar (בָּר "field" H1250B)
ANcbsd/Ta — Noun common both singular determined · particleANcbsd/Ta
feld.
See AGRICULTURE.
Field
(Heb. sadeh), a cultivated field, but unenclosed. It is applied to any cultivated ground or pasture (Gen. 29:2; 31:4; 34:7), or tillage (Gen. 37:7; 47:24). It is also applied to woodland (Ps. 132:6) or mountain top (Judg. 9:32, 36; 2 Sam. 1:21). It denotes sometimes a cultivated region as opposed to the wilderness (Gen. 33:19; 36:35). Unwalled villages or scattered houses are spoken of as “in the fields” (Deut. 28:3, 16; Lev. 25:31;
The Hebrew sadeh is applied to any cultivated ground, and in some instances in marked opposition to the neighboring wilderness. On the other hand the sadeh is frequently contrasted with what is enclosed, whether a vineyard, a garden or a walled town. In many passages the term implies what is remote from a house, (Genesis 4:8; 24:63; 22:25) or settled habitation, as in the case of Esau. (Genesis 25:27) The separate plots of ground were marked off by stones, which might easily be removed, (19:14; 27:17) cf. Job 24:2; Prov 22:28; 23:10 The absence of fences rendered the fields liable to damage from straying cattle, (Exodus…
עֲנַף (anaph) means 'bough' or 'branch.' It is derived from the Aramaic word for 'branch' and corresponds to another Hebrew word, עָנָף (anaph, H6057). The entries consistently define it as a noun referring to a part of a tree.
[עֲנַף] n.[m.] bough
base
H6056 עֲנַף, עֶנֶף
6056 `anaph an-af'
(Aramaic) or deneph (Aramaic) {eh'-nef}; corresponding to
6057:--bough, branch.
see HEBREW for 06057
עֲנַף (a.naph) — bough.
bough, branch
Aramaic of a.naph (עָנָף "branch" H6057)
AC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms — Conjunction · preposition · noun common masculine plural construct · suffixAC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
The Hebrew word שְׁכֵן (*shekhan*) means 'to dwell' or 'to reside.' It can refer to the act of dwelling, as well as causing someone or something to dwell, particularly in a religious context. The entries indicate its use in various forms, including a causative form associated with God's presence.
[שְׁכֵן] vb. dwell;—
Pe. dwell, of birds
Pa. causat.: of God, cause his name to dwell there.
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H7932 שְׁכֵן dwell
7932 shkan shek-an'
(Aramaic) corresponding to 7931:--cause to dwell, have
habitation.
see HEBREW for 07931
שְׁכֵן (she.khan) — to dwell.
1) to dwell, reside
1a) (P'al) to dwell
1b) (Pael) to cause to dwell
AVqi3fp — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person feminine pluralAVqi3fp
צְפַר (tsphar) is an Aramaic word meaning 'bird.' It corresponds to the Hebrew word צִפּוֹר (tsippor, H6833), which also means 'bird.' The entries consistently define it as a noun referring to a bird.
[צְפַר] n.f. bird
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H6853 צְפַר
6853 tsphar tsef-ar'
(Aramaic) corresponding to 6833; a bird. -- bird.
see HEBREW for 06833
צְפַר (tse.phar) — bird.
bird
Aramaic of tsip.por (צִפּוֹר "bird" H6833)
ANcmpc — Noun common · masculine plural constructANcmpc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
שָׁמַ֫יִן (shamayin) refers to 'heaven' or 'heavens' in Hebrew, encompassing both the visible sky and the spiritual abode of God. It is a plural noun and is related to the Aramaic term corresponding to the concept of heaven. The entries consistently highlight its meanings without significant disagreement.
[שָׁמַ֫יִן] n.m.pl. heavens
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H8065 שָׁמַ֫יִן
8065 shamayin shaw-mah'-yin
(Aramaic) corresponding to 8064:--heaven.
see HEBREW for 08064
שָׁמַ֫יִן (sha.ma.yin) — heaven.
1) heaven, heavens, sky
1a) visible sky
1b) Heaven (as abode of God)
ANcmpd/Ta — Noun common masculine plural determined · particleANcmpd/Ta
hev'-'nz (shamayim; ouranoi): On the physical heavens see ASTRONOMY; WORLD. Above these, in popular conception, were the celestial heavens, the abode of God and of the hosts of angels (Ps 11:4; 103:19-21; Isa 66:1; Re 4:2; 5:11; compare Da 7:10), though it was recognized that Yahweh's presence was not confined to any region (1Ki 8:27). Later Judaism reckoned seven heavens. The apostle Paul speaks of himself as caught up into "the third heaven," which he evidently identifies with Paradise (2Co 12:2).
See HEAVENLY.