Daniel 10:4

Hebrew
וּבְי֛וֹם עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן וַאֲנִ֗י הָיִ֛יתִיplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
עַ֣ל יַ֧ד הַנָּהָ֛ר הַגָּד֖וֹל ה֥וּא חִדָּֽקֶל
ESV
On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river ( that is, the Tigris)
NIV
On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,
NLT
On April 23, as I was standing on the bank of the great Tigris River,
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐγένετο τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἡμέρᾳ τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
τετάρτῃ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εἰκάδι τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
μηνὸς τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πρώτου καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐγὼ ἤμηνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἐπὶ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
χείλους τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ποταμοῦ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
μεγάλου ὅς ἐστιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
Τίγρης
KJV
And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;

Daniel 10:3 ← Daniel 10:4 → Daniel 10:5

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