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Daniel 7:1

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Daniel 7:1

1IN the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.

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Daniel 7:1

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

first

Before all others in time, place, order, rank, or importance; the beginning or earliest.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

year

A period of twelve months; a stated annual period.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Babylon

The city and kingdom of Babylon; by extension in prophecy, a power or system bearing that name.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

dream

A succession of images or thoughts during sleep; to experience such a vision in sleep.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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visions

Something seen, especially a divinely given sight or revelation.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

head

The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

bed

A place for rest or sleep; also the marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

wrote

Of write.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

told

To tell: to say, relate, inform, count, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

matters

Subjects, affairs, causes, or things under consideration; also material substance, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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