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Daniel 8

Dan. 8:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
in a vision
chazown (Hebrew #2377)
a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle
KJV usage: vision.
Pronounce: khaw-zone'
Origin: from 2372
; and it came to pass, when I saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
, that I was at Shushan
Shuwshan (Hebrew #7800)
Shushan, a place in Persia
KJV usage: Shushan.
Pronounce: shoo-shan'
Origin: the same as 7799
i in the palace
biyrah (Hebrew #1002)
a castle or palace
KJV usage: palace.
Pronounce: bee-raw'
Origin: of foreign origin
, which is in the province
mdiynah (Hebrew #4082)
properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
KJV usage: (X every) province.
Pronounce: med-ee-naw'
Origin: from 1777
of Elam
`Eylam (Hebrew #5867)
probably from 5956; hidden, i.e. distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
KJV usage: Elam.
Pronounce: ay-lawm'
Origin: or mOwlam (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36) {o-lawm'}
; and I saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
in a vision
chazown (Hebrew #2377)
a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle
KJV usage: vision.
Pronounce: khaw-zone'
Origin: from 2372
, and I was by the river
'uwbal (Hebrew #180)
from 2986 (in the sense of 2988); a stream
KJV usage: river.
Pronounce: oo-bawl'
Origin: or (shortened) ubal {oo-bawl'}
of Ulai
'Uwlay (Hebrew #195)
the Ulai (or Eulaeus), a river of Persia
KJV usage: Ulai.
Pronounce: oo-lah'ee
Origin: of Persian derivation
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Esther 1:2• 2in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the fortress, (Esther 1:2)

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Elam,
Palace,
River,
Shushan,
Ulai,
Visions

Cross References

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I saw in.
Dan. 8:3• 3And I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns; and the two horns were high; and one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. (Dan. 8:3)
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Dan. 7:2,15• 2Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heavens broke forth upon the great sea.
 15As for me Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. (Dan. 7:2,15)
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Num. 12:6• 6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known to him in a vision, I will speak to him in a dream. (Num. 12:6)
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Heb. 1:1• 1God having spoken in many parts and in many ways formerly to the fathers in the prophets, (Heb. 1:1)
Shushan.
Neh. 1:1• 1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the fortress, (Neh. 1:1)
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Esther 1:2• 2in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the fortress, (Esther 1:2)
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Esther 2:8• 8And it came to pass when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the fortress, unto the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was brought into the king's house, unto the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. (Esther 2:8)
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Esther 3:15• 15The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation. (Esther 3:15)
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Esther 7:6• 6And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen. (Esther 7:6)
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Esther 8:15• 15And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a mantle of byssus and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad. (Esther 8:15)
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Esther 9:11,15• 11On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the fortress was brought before the king.
 15And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but they laid not their hand on the prey. (Esther 9:11,15)
province.
Gen. 10:22• 22The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. (Gen. 10:22)
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Gen. 14:1• 1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar, Arioch the king of El-lasar, Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of nations, (Gen. 14:1)
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Isa. 21:2• 2A grievous vision is declared unto me: the treacherous dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, Elam! besiege, Media! All the sighing thereof have I made to cease. (Isa. 21:2)
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Jer. 25:25• 25and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes; (Jer. 25:25)
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Jer. 49:34‑39• 34The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
 35Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
 36And upon Elam will I bring the four winds, from the four ends of the heavens, and I will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
 37And I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life; and I will bring evil upon them, my fierce anger, saith Jehovah; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them.
 38And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith Jehovah.
 39But it shall come to pass at the end of the days, I will turn the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 49:34‑39)
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Ezek. 32:24• 24There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who are gone down uncircumcised unto the lower parts of the earth, who caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their confusion with them that go down to the pit. (Ezek. 32:24)
Ulai.
Dan. 8:16• 16And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai; and he called and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. (Dan. 8:16)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I saw in the vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in the fortresse of Shushan, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.

JND Translation Notes

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See Neh. 1.1.