Daniel 5:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.”

Daniel 5:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Daniel 5:111 words

HebrewMeaning

בֵּלְשַׁאצַּ֣רbēləšaʾṣar

BelshazzaradjH1113

מַלְכָּ֗/אmaləkāʾ

kingadjH4430

royal

עֲבַד֙ʿăbad

doadjH5648

cut · execute · go on · make ···

לְחֶ֣םləḥem

feastadjH3900

רַ֔בrab

captainadjH7229

chief · great · lord · master ···

לְ/רַבְרְבָנ֖וֹ/הִיlərabərəbānwōhiy

lordadjH7261

prince

אֲלַ֑ףʾălap

thousandadjH506

וְ/לָ/קֳבֵ֥לwəlāqŏbēl

beforeadjH6903

according to · as · because · for this cause ···

אַלְפָּ֖/אʾaləpāʾ

thousandadjH506

חַמְרָ֥/אḥamərāʾ

wineadjH2562

שָׁתֵֽהšātēh

drinkadjH8355

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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