great
rav.rav describes exceptional greatness in visions, speech, gifts, and teeth.
The term most often marks imposing or exceptional features in Daniel’s vision scenes, including beasts and teeth; it also occurs in clauses about forceful speech and the gifts given to Daniel.
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Imposing features in vision scenes · dominant
The feminine plural absolute forms occur in descriptions of the beasts ascending from the sea in Daniel 7:3, the iron teeth of the fourth beast in Daniel 7:7, and the beasts identified as kings in Daniel 7:17. In Daniel 7:3 the APB renders the clause "four great beasts were ascending from the sea," while Daniel 7:7 describes "great teeth of iron."
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Striking speech from the horn · common
The feminine plural forms appear in the clauses about the horn’s mouth in Daniel 7:8 and Daniel 7:20, and about the sound of its words in Daniel 7:11. The APB renders these clauses as a mouth "speaking great things" and "the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking."
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Gifts given to Daniel · rare
In Daniel 2:48, the feminine plural absolute form occurs in the account of the king’s promotion of Daniel and his gifts. The APB renders the clause, "gave him many great gifts."
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB regularly presents the relevant clauses with "great," including beasts, teeth, words, things, and gifts. These renderings confirm the clauses’ overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent in every instance.