Raw Strong's Lookup Data¶

H6755 — tselem (Aramaic) — image/statue¶

Transliteration: tselem
Part of Speech: masculine noun
BLB Count: 17 (22 total occurrences in translation DB)
Definition: Aramaic corresponding to H6754; an idolatrous figure: form, image
BDB: image — absolute Dan 2:31; 3:1; construct Dan 3:19, Dan 3:5+; emphatic Dan 2:31+
Occurrences: Dan 2:31 (2x), 2:32, 2:34, 2:35; Dan 3:1 + 10 times in Dan 3
Expression: אַנְפּוֹהִי צ׳ Dan 3:19 = "his expression"
Translation pattern: "image" (8x), "the image" (4x), "of the image" (2x), "image's" (1x), "an image" (1x), "form" (1x)

Transliteration: dqaq
Part of Speech: verb
BLB Count: 10 (13 total translation occurrences)
Definition: Aramaic corresponding to H1854; to crumble or crush: break to pieces
BDB Forms:
Peal Perfect 3mp: דָּקוּ Dan 2:35
Haphel Perfect 3fs: הַדֶּקֶת Dan 2:34, 2:45
Haphel Perfect 3mp: הַדִּקוּ Dan 6:24
Haphel Imperfect 3fs: תַּדִּק Dan 2:40 (absolute), Dan 2:44 (accusative)
Haphel Imperfect 3fs+suffix: תַּדְּקִנַּהּ Dan 7:23
Haphel Participle active: מְהַדֵּק Dan 2:40
Haphel Participle feminine: מַדְּקָה Dan 7:7, 7:19
CRITICAL: This word threads through Dan 2:34,35,40,44,45 AND Dan 7:7,19,23 — the iron-crushing vocabulary chain connecting both visions

Transliteration: malku
Part of Speech: feminine noun
BLB Count: 57 (65 total translation occurrences)
Definition: Aramaic corresponding to H4438; dominion: kingdom, kingly, realm, reign
BDB Categories:
Royalty, kingship, kingly authority: Dan 4:23,26,28,31,33,36
Organized (world-)kingdom: Dan 2:39(2x), 2:40,41,42,44; 7:23(2x), 7:24,27
Realm (territorial): Dan 4:15,18,33b,36b; 5:7,11,16,29; 6:1,2,3,7,8,26
Reign (time): Dan 5:26; 6:29(2x)
Of specific kings: Dan 2:37; 5:18,28; 6:1
Of God: Dan 3:33; 4:3; 7:27 (עָלַם מ׳ = eternal kingdom), 2:44(2x); 4:31,34; 6:26,27
Of Messiah: Dan 7:14(2x)
Of saints: Dan 7:18(2x), 7:22, 7:27
Key verses with "kingdom" translation: Dan 2:39(2x), 2:40, 4:3, 6:1, 7:23, 7:24, 7:27

Transliteration: etsba
Part of Speech: feminine noun
BLB Count: 3
Definition: Aramaic corresponding to H676: finger, toe
BDB: plural (1) absolute אֶצְבְּעָן Dan 5:5 [fingers of hand]; (2) emphatic Dan 2:41 [toes]; construct Dan 2:42 [toes of the feet]
Only 3 occurrences: Dan 2:41 (toes), 2:42 (toes), 5:5 (fingers)
NOTE: The word itself does NOT carry numerical significance. The text never says "ten toes."

Transliteration: likmao
Part of Speech: verb
BLB Count: 2 (4 total translation occurrences)
Definition: from likmos (winnowing fan); to winnow, scatter as chaff
NT Occurrences: Mat 21:44; Luk 20:18
LXX Usage: Isa 17:13; Jer 31:10; Dan 2:44; Amos 9:9
Translation: "it will grind...to powder" (all 4 occurrences)
CRITICAL: Only 2 NT uses, both in the stone parable. The LXX of Dan 2:44 uses this same verb, creating a direct vocabulary link between Daniel's stone and Jesus' stone parable.

Transliteration: eben
Part of Speech: feminine noun
BLB Count: 269 (315 total translation occurrences)
Definition: from the root meaning to build; a stone
Major figurative uses: Gen 49:24 (shepherd/stone of Israel); Psa 118:22 (rejected cornerstone); Isa 8:14 (stone of stumbling); Isa 28:16 (tested stone, sure foundation); Zec 3:9; 4:7,10
Not used in Dan 2 (which uses the Aramaic cognate אֶבֶן)

Transliteration: malkuwth
Part of Speech: feminine noun
BLB Count: 91
Definition: from H4427; a rule; dominion: empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal
Daniel occurrences: Dan 1:1; 2:1; 8:1; 8:22(2x); 9:1; 10:13; 11:2,4,9,17,20(2x),21(2x)
Compare with Aramaic malku (H4437) — malkuwth is the Hebrew cognate used in Hebrew sections of Daniel

Transliteration: tiyt
Part of Speech: masculine noun
BLB Count: 13
Definition: from unused root meaning to be sticky; mud or clay; figuratively calamity
NOT the word used in Dan 2 (which uses Aramaic chasaph H2635 and tiyna)
Used in: 2Sam 22:43; Job 41:22; Psa 18:43; 69:15; Isa 41:25; 57:20; Jer 38:6; Mic 7:10; Nah 3:14; Zec 9:3; 10:5

Transliteration: chasaph
Part of Speech: masculine noun
BLB Count: 9
Definition: Aramaic; a clod, clay, potsherd
BDB: absolute Dan 2:41 (פֶּחָר דִּי ח׳ = potter's clay), Dan 2:33,42; construct Dan 2:41,43; emphatic Dan 2:34,35,43,45
All 9 occurrences in Daniel 2 — exclusively used for the clay component of the statue
Related: Syriac = potsherd; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic = clay vessel

Transliteration: lahen
Part of Speech: conjunction
BLB Count: 10
Definition: therefore; also except
BDB: I. לָהֵן = therefore (Dan 2:6,9; 4:27); II. לָהֵן = except/but (Dan 2:11,30; 3:28; 6:5,7; Ezra 5:12)
NOTE: This is NOT the "cleave" word. The "cleave/adhere" word in Dan 2:43 is דבק (dabaq, H1693 Aramaic form).

Transliteration: basileia
Part of Speech: feminine noun
BLB Count: 162
Definition: properly, royalty; abstractly rule, or concretely a realm
Key occurrences: Mat 3:2; 4:17; 12:28; 13:24,31,33; Luk 17:20,21; Jhn 18:36; Acts 1:6; Rom 14:17; Col 1:13; Heb 12:28; Rev 17:12
LXX usage includes Dan 2:44; 4:33; 6:26; 7:14,18,27

Transliteration: parousia
Part of Speech: feminine noun
BLB Count: 24
Definition: a being near, advent; often of Christ's future return
Key occurrences: Mat 24:3; 1Cor 15:23; 1Thes 4:15; 2Thes 2:1,8,9; Jas 5:7; 2Pet 3:4,12

Transliteration: mysterion
Part of Speech: neuter noun
BLB Count: 27
Definition: a secret or "mystery"
Daniel connections: Dan 2; 2:18(2x); 4:6
NT key uses: Rom 11:25 (mystery of Israel's hardening); Eph 1:9; 3:3-5,9; Col 1:26; 2Thes 2:7 (mystery of iniquity); Rev 17:5 (mystery Babylon)
SIGNIFICANCE: The "mystery" concept bridges Dan 2 (Nebuchadnezzar's dream as a divine mystery revealed) and Paul's use of "mystery" for the inclusion of Gentiles (which challenges the Israel/Church sharp distinction)