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Daniel 8

Dan. 8:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Therefore the he
tsaphiyr (Hebrew #6842)
a male goat (as prancing)
KJV usage: (he) goat.
Pronounce: tsaw-feer'
Origin: from 6852
goat
`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
waxed very
m`od (Hebrew #3966)
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
KJV usage: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.
Pronounce: meh-ode'
Origin: from the same as 181
great
gadal (Hebrew #1431)
properly, to twist (compare 1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
KJV usage: advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
Pronounce: gaw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
: and when he was strong
`atsam (Hebrew #6105)
to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; denominatively (from 6106) to crunch the bones
KJV usage: break the bones, close, be great, be increased, be (wax) mighty(-ier), be more, shut, be(-come, make) strong(-er).
Pronounce: aw-tsam'
Origin: a primitive root
, the great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
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
was broken
shabar (Hebrew #7665)
to burst (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken((-hearted)), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, X quite, tear, view (by mistake for 7663).
Pronounce: shaw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
; and for it came up
`alah (Hebrew #5927)
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
KJV usage: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
Pronounce: aw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
four
'arba` (Hebrew #702)
from 7251; four
KJV usage: four.
Pronounce: ar-bah'
Origin: masculine oarbaah {ar-baw-aw'}
f notable ones
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
toward the four
'arba` (Hebrew #702)
from 7251; four
KJV usage: four.
Pronounce: ar-bah'
Origin: masculine oarbaah {ar-baw-aw'}
winds
ruwach (Hebrew #7307)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV usage: air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: from 7306
of heaven
shamayim (Hebrew #8064)
from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
KJV usage: air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yim
Origin: dual of an unused singular shameh {shaw-meh'}
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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)
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Ministry on This Verse

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waxed.
Deut. 31:20• 20For I shall bring them into the land which I swore unto their fathers, which floweth with milk and honey; and they will eat and fill themselves, and wax fat, and will turn unto other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant. (Deut. 31:20)
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Esther 9:4• 4For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout the provinces; for the man Mordecai became continually greater. (Esther 9:4)
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Jer. 5:27• 27As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves. (Jer. 5:27)
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Ezek. 16:7• 7I caused thee to multiply, as the bud of the field; and thou didst increase and grow great, and thou camest to fulness of beauty; thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair grew: but thou wast naked and bare. (Ezek. 16:7)
when.
Dan. 4:31• 31While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from the heavens: King Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee; (Dan. 4:31)
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Dan. 5:20• 20But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit hardened unto presumption, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom, and they took his glory from him; (Dan. 5:20)
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2 Chron. 26:16• 16But when he became strong his heart was lifted up to his downfall; and he transgressed against Jehovah his God, and went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense. (2 Chron. 26:16)
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Psa. 82:6‑7• 6I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High;
 7But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. (Psa. 82:6‑7)
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Ezek. 28:9• 9Wilt thou then say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and not *God, in the hand of him that pierceth thee. (Ezek. 28:9)
the great.
Dan. 8:22• 22Now that being broken, whereas four stood up in its stead, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power. (Dan. 8:22)
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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)
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Dan. 11:4• 4And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of the heavens; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside these. (Dan. 11:4)
toward.
Dan. 7:2• 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. (Dan. 7:2)
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Matt. 24:31• 31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the one extremity of the heavens to the other extremity of them. (Matt. 24:31)
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Mark 13:27• 27and then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from end of earth to end of heaven. (Mark 13:27)
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Rev. 7:1• 1And after this I saw four angels standing upon the four corners of the earth, holding fast the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow upon the earth, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree. (Rev. 7:1)
• {v.8-9} The Persian empire is overthrown by the king of Greece, whose empire is afterward divided into four kingdoms, from one of which a power arises that forms the main subject of the prophecy. (“Daniel 8” by E. Dennett)
• The death of Alexander in the midst of his triumphs—“when he was strong”;—the subsequent partition of his empire between four of his generals. (“Daniel 8” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And 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.