be angry
be.nas denotes becoming angry in the king’s response before he orders the wise men’s destruction.
The attested use describes the king’s becoming angry in response to the situation that leads to his command against Babylon’s wise men.
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Becoming angry in response to an event · dominant
In Daniel 2:12, the Qal perfect masculine singular form occurs in the clause describing the king’s reaction before he commands the destruction of all the wise men of Babylon. The APB renders the verse, “Because of this the king became angry and was greatly furious,” confirming an anger response in that sequence.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 2:12, the APB presents the king as having “became angry and was greatly furious.” The precise division of that English wording between the original-language terms cannot be determined.