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Daniel 4:9

“O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.” (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
  • עָפְיֵ֤ — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
  • הּ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code ANcmsc/Sp3ms
Usage
Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Daniel 4:11Daniel 4:18

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.