Daniel 10:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like unto burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּגְוִיָּת֣וֹ כְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ וּפָנָ֞יו כְּמַרְאֵ֤ה בָרָק֙ וְעֵינָיו֙ כְּלַפִּ֣ידֵי אֵ֔שׁ וּזְרֹֽעֹתָיו֙ וּמַרְגְּלֹתָ֔יו כְּעֵ֖ין נְחֹ֣שֶׁת קָלָ֑ל וְק֥וֹל דְּבָרָ֖יו כְּק֥וֹל הָמֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

And-gəwiyyātô like-tarshîsh and-pānāyw like-marʾēh bārāq and-ʿênāyw like-lappîdê ʾēsh and-zərōʿōtāyw and-margəlōtāyw like-ʿên nəḥōshet qālāl and-qôl dəbārāyw like-qôl hāmôn.

Grammar Details

*gəwiyyātô*: noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his body
*tarshîsh*: noun, proper name or gemstone - Tarshish/beryl
*pānāyw*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face
*marʾēh*: noun, masculine singular construct - appearance of
*bārāq*: noun, masculine singular - lightning
*ʿênāyw*: noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes
*lappîdê*: noun, masculine plural construct - torches of
*ʾēsh*: noun, feminine singular - fire
*zərōʿōtāyw*: noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his arms
*margəlōtāyw*: noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his feet
*ʿên*: noun, feminine singular construct - appearance of
*nəḥōshet*: noun, feminine singular - bronze
*qālāl*: verb, Qal passive participle or adjective, masculine singular - polished/burnished
*qôl*: noun, masculine singular construct - voice/sound of
*dəbārāyw*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his words
*hāmôn*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the multitude/tumult

Word Meanings

*tarshîsh*: Tarshish (place name)/beryl/chrysolite gemstone
*nəḥōshet qālāl*: polished bronze/burnished bronze/gleaming bronze
*hāmôn*: multitude/tumult/roar/crowd/abundance

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Referenced Verses

Rev 19:12 : 12 And his eyes [are] a flame of fire, and upon his head [are] many diadems; and he hath a name written which no one knoweth but he himself.
Ezek 1:14 : 14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Ezek 1:16 : 16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto a beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.
Ezek 1:24 : 24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
Ezek 10:9 : 9 And I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like unto a beryl stone.
Matt 17:2 : 2 and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.
Luke 9:29 : 29 And as {G1722} he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment [became] white [and] dazzling.
Rev 1:13-17 : 13 and in the midst of the {G2033} candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle. 14 And his head and his hair were white as white wool, [white] as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 15 and his feet like unto burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters. 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, {G3427} Fear not; I am the first and the last,
Rev 10:1 : 1 And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, arrayed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire;
Rev 10:3-4 : 3 and he cried with a great voice, as a lion roareth: and when he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices. 4 And when the seven thunders uttered [their] [voices], I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying, {G3427} Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
Rev 21:20 : 20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
Exod 28:20 : 20 and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.
Ezek 1:7 : 7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.

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