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Daniel 6:2
“And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שְׁפַרshᵉphar · shef-ar'
H8232 · Aramaic
H8232 · Aramaic
- Definition
- to be beautiful
- Derivation
- (Aramaic) corresponding to H8231 (שָׁפַר);
- KJV renderings
- be acceptable, please, [phrase] think good.
- Grammar
- שְׁפַר֙ — verb Peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Daniel 3:32Daniel 4:24
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 שְׁפַר here.
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.