BDB9295
[אֵימְתָן D§ 35, 1 θ] adjective terrible ( ᵑ7 אֵימְתָן, from אֵימְתָא = Biblical Hebrew אֵימָה , q. v. √ אים); — feminine singular absolute אֵימְתָנִי (K§ 61, 5)) Dan 7:7 (on form see PrätZMG lvi (1902), 156 NöBSSW 51, Anm. 3).
Strong's Lexicon
H574
H574 — אֵמתָּנִי
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H574 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֵמתָּנִי |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of H4975 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | emtaniy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | em-taw-nee' |
| Meaning: | 1. well-loined (i.e. burly) or mighty |
| KJV Renderings: | terrible. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
אמתני (em-thah’-nee)
Daniel 7:7
- KJV: After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
- EHCC: fourth beast, dreadful and terrible,