daniel

«daniel» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a Jewish prophet in the Bible who was taken to Babylon… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

proper noun (Daniel)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible) Daniel is a Jewish prophet in the Bible who was taken to Babylon, stayed faithful to God, and was thrown into a den of lions but came out unhurt. tree →

2) Daniel is a common boy's first name. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A Jewish man of the Writings who was taken to Babylon. He served kings, interpreted dreams, and had visions of the future. The book of Daniel is named for him. Interpretation: Tradition counts Daniel among the Writings, not the Prophets. He is remembered for staying faithful to God, for escaping the lions' den, and for visions read as hinting at the end of days. In the primary lessons: In Sunday school and RE, "Daniel in the lions' den" teaches courage and faith: Daniel kept praying to God even when the king's law forbade it. The Book of Daniel also tells of the fiery furnace and the writing on the wall. In stories and class lists Daniel (Dan, Danny) is just a name.

examples

• Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. (Writings DAN.2.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then was Daniel brought in before the king. (Writings DAN.5.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• In those days I Daniel was mourning three whole weeks. (Writings DAN.10.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Daniel prayed to God three times a day by his open window. tree →
• The king threw Daniel into the lions' den. tree →
• In the morning Daniel was safe, because the lions had not hurt him. tree →
• Daniel sits next to me in maths. tree →
• We sang a song about Daniel and the lions. tree →
• Daniel read the strange writing on the wall for the king. tree →
• "Oh-ho," thought Daniel, "that stone, at any rate, will soon be mine. tree →

note

A name: always capital D. Short forms Dan, Danny. The input word is lower case, but in real text it is a name. "The writing on the wall" (a sign of coming trouble) comes from the Book of Daniel.

In the corpora

• Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel! there is no secret that they can hide from thee!
• Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
• And God granted Daniel mercy and compassion in the sight of the chief of the officers.
• Then said Daniel to the steward, whom the chief of the officers had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
• And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «daniel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.