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Daniel 8

Dan. 8:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And as I was considering
biyn (Hebrew #995)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
KJV usage: attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
Pronounce: bene
Origin: a primitive root
, behold, an he
`ez (Hebrew #5795)
a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used ellipt. for goat's hair)
KJV usage: (she) goat, kid.
Pronounce: aze
Origin: from 5810
goat
tsaphiyr (Hebrew #6842)
a male goat (as prancing)
KJV usage: (he) goat.
Pronounce: tsaw-feer'
Origin: from 6852
b came
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
from the west
ma`arab (Hebrew #4628)
from 6150, in the sense of shading; the west (as a region of the evening sun)
KJV usage: west.
Pronounce: mah-ar-awb'
Origin: or (feminine) maearabah {mah-ar-aw-baw'}
on the face
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
of the whole earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, and δtouched
naga` (Hebrew #5060)
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphem., to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)
KJV usage: beat, (X be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
Pronounce: naw-gah'
Origin: a primitive root
not the ground
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
: and the goat
tsaphiyr (Hebrew #6842)
a male goat (as prancing)
KJV usage: (he) goat.
Pronounce: tsaw-feer'
Origin: from 6852
had ζa notable
chazuwth (Hebrew #2380)
a look; hence (figuratively) striking appearance, revelation, or (by implication) compact
KJV usage: agreement, notable (one), vision.
Pronounce: khaw-zooth'
Origin: from 2372
horn
qeren (Hebrew #7161)
a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power
KJV usage: X hill, horn.
Pronounce: keh'-ren
Origin: from 7160
between his eyes
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
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Dan. 8:21• 21And the rough goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king. (Dan. 8:21)
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or, none touched him in the earth.
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a horn of sight.

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Ministry on This Verse

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an he-goat.
Dan. 8:21• 21And the rough goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king. (Dan. 8:21)
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Dan. 2:32,39• 32This image's head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,
 39And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; then another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. (Dan. 2:32,39)
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Dan. 7:6• 6After this I saw, and behold, another, like a leopard, and it had four wings of a bird upon its back; and the beast had four heads; and dominion was given to it. (Dan. 7:6)
touched not the ground.
or, none touched him in the earth.a notable horn.
Heb. an horn of sight.
Alexander the Great.
Dan. 8:8,21• 8And the he-goat became exceeding great; but when he was become strong, the great horn was broken; and in its stead came up four notable ones toward the four winds of the heavens.
 21And the rough goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king. (Dan. 8:8,21)
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Dan. 11:3• 3And a mighty king shall stand up that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. (Dan. 11:3)
• The “notable horn” stands for the Alexander whose martial genius, courage, and victories, have been so largely celebrated in history. (“Daniel 8” by E. Dennett)
• The rapidity of his movements, which was a conspicuous feature in his campaigns, is strikingly described in the vision: “An he-goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground.” In about ten years he conquered almost all the kingdoms of the then known world. (“Daniel 8” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.