H0574 H0574
And dreadful, and terrible; Aramaic adjective describing something inspiring fear or awe, used of the fourth beast in Daniel
This Aramaic adjective means dreadful, terrible, or awe-inspiring. In Daniel 7:7, it describes the fourth beast in Daniel's vision as 'terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong.' The adjective emphasizes the fear-inspiring nature of this beast, which represents a future empire of unprecedented brutality and power. The accumulation of terms (terrifying, dreadful, strong, different) creates an image of something uniquely fearsome in the succession of kingdoms.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Daniel 7:7 applies this adjective to the fourth beast in the vision of successive empires. Spanish 'espantosa' (frightening) and French 'terrible' convey the sense of inspiring terror or dread. The beast is characterized by multiple fear-inducing qualities—it's not just strong but dreadful, with great iron teeth. This apocalyptic imagery presents a future power that surpasses previous kingdoms in its capacity to inspire fear and inflict destruction. 1×
AR["وَ-مَرْعِبٌ"]·ben["এবং-ভয়াবহ"]·DE["[ואימתני]"]·EN["and-dreadful"]·FR["et-terrible"]·heb["ו-נוראה"]·HI["और-डरावना"]·ID["dan-menakutkan"]·IT["[ואימתני]"]·jav["lan-medeni"]·KO["그리고-두려운"]·PT["e-espantoso"]·RU["и-ужасный"]·ES["y-espantosa"]·SW["na-wa-hofu"]·TR["ve-dehşetli"]·urd["اور-خوفناک"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [אֵימְתָן D§ 35, 1 θ] adj. terrible (𝔗 אֵימְתָן, from אֵימְתָא = BH אֵימָה, q.v., √ אים);—fs. abs. אֵימְתָנִי (K§61, 5)) Dn 7:7 (on form v. PrätZMG lvi (1902), 156 Nö BSSW 51, Anm. 3).