Hebrew Interlinear

Daniel 1:20 Interlinear

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding enquired that the king of them he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְכֹ֗לH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
2דְּבַר֙H1697And in all mattersa word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
3חָכְמַ֣תH2451of wisdomwisdom (in a good sense)
4בִּינָ֔הH998and understandingunderstanding
5אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
6בִּקֵּ֥שׁH1245enquiredto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
7מֵהֶ֖םH1992they (only used when emphatic)
8הַמֶּ֑לֶךְH4428that the kinga king
9וַֽיִּמְצָאֵ֞םH4672of them he foundproperly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
10עֶ֣שֶׂרH6235them ten timesten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
11יָד֗וֹתH3027bettera hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
12עַ֤לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
13כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
14הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙H2748than all the magiciansa horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)
15הָֽאַשָּׁפִ֔יםH825and astrologersa conjurer
16אֲשֶׁ֖רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
17בְּכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
18מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃H4438that were in all his realma rule; concretely, a dominion

Verse Context

Daniel 1:19communed And the king with them and among them all was found ...
Daniel 1:20 (current) And in all matters of wisdom and understanding enquired that the king of them he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm
Daniel 1:21 And Daniel year continued even unto the first Cyrus...

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