Daniel 8:20

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

The ram which thou sawest having [two] horns [are] the kings of Media and Persia.

Complete Jewish Bible:

You saw a ram with two horns which are the kings of Media and Persia.

Berean Standard Bible:

The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.

American Standard Version:

The ram which thou sawest, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

The ram{H352} which thou sawest{H7200} having{H1167} two horns{H7161} are the kings{H4428} of Media{H4074} and Persia{H6539}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Daniel 8:3

  • Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had [two] horns: and the [two] horns [were] high; but one [was] higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

Daniel 11:1

  • ¶ Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, [even] I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

Daniel 11:2

  • And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than [they] all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.

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Commentary for Daniel 8:20

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H352
    There are 256 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַיִל
    Transliteration: ʼayil
    Pronunciation: ah'-yil
    Description: from the same as אוּל; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree; mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.
  2. Strong's Number: H7200
    There are 1212 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָאָה
    Transliteration: râʼâh
    Pronunciation: raw-aw'
    Description: a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
  3. Strong's Number: H1167
    There are 78 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּעַל
    Transliteration: baʻal
    Pronunciation: bah'-al
    Description: from בָּעַל; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
  4. Strong's Number: H7161
    There are 69 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קֶרֶן
    Transliteration: qeren
    Pronunciation: keh'-ren
    Description: from קָרַן; a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power; [idiom] hill, horn.
  5. Strong's Number: H4428
    There are 1922 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֶלֶךְ
    Transliteration: melek
    Pronunciation: meh'-lek
    Description: from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
  6. Strong's Number: H4074
    There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מָדַי
    Transliteration: Mâday
    Pronunciation: maw-dah'-ee
    Description: of foreign derivation; Madai, a country of central Asia; Madai, Medes, Media.
  7. Strong's Number: H6539
    There are 24 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פָּרַס
    Transliteration: Pâraç
    Pronunciation: paw-ras'
    Description: of foreign origin; Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants; Persia, Persians.