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Daniel 4:18

“This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עֳפִיʻŏphîy · of-ee'
H6074 · Aramaic
Definition
a twig; bough, i.e. (collectively) foliage
Derivation
(Aramaic) corresponding to H6073 (עֳפֶא);
KJV renderings
leaves.
Grammar
  • וְ — conjunction
  • עָפְיֵ֤ — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
  • הּ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code AC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
Usage
Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Daniel 4:9Daniel 4:11

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עֳפִי here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.