H8578 H8578
second (Aramaic ordinal number, feminine form, denoting second in sequence)
The Aramaic ordinal number 'second,' appearing in Daniel 7:5 describing the second beast in Daniel's vision. This is standard Biblical Aramaic vocabulary, the feminine form agreeing with 'beast' (hayvah). The term identifies the second in the sequence of four beasts representing successive empires. It's straightforward ordinal vocabulary, crucial for following Daniel's schematic history of kingdoms.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Daniel 7:5, this ordinal identifies the second beast in the vision sequence—the bear-like creature representing the second kingdom after Babylon. The feminine form agrees grammatically with 'beast,' showing standard Aramaic morphology. The ordinal is essential for tracking the succession of empires in Daniel's apocalyptic framework. 1×
AR["ثَانٍ"]·ben["দ্বিতীয়"]·DE["[תנינה]"]·EN["second"]·FR["deuxième"]·heb["שנייה"]·HI["दूसरा"]·ID["kedua"]·IT["[תנינה]"]·jav["ingkang-kaping-kalih"]·KO["둘째가"]·PT["o-segundo"]·RU["второй"]·ES["segunda"]·SW["wa-pili"]·TR["ikinci"]·urd["دوسرا"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [תִּנְיָן] adj. second; fs. תִּנְיָנָה (K§ 66, 1) Dn 7:5.