foot
re.gal denotes feet, including the feet or toes of visionary figures and beasts in Daniel.
The attested usage denotes feet as bodily features of an image and beasts: the image’s feet and toes are described by their materials in Daniel 2:33, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:41, and Daniel 2:42, while beasts stand or trample with feet in Daniel 7:4, Daniel 7:7, and Daniel 7:19.
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Feet of the image, including its toes · dominant
In Daniel 2:33 and Daniel 2:34, the plural construct forms occur in clauses describing the image’s feet as iron and clay and as struck by a stone. In Daniel 2:41 and Daniel 2:42, determined plural forms occur with the feet and toes whose iron-and-clay composition is used in the verse’s description of a divided kingdom.
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Feet of beasts for standing or trampling · common
In Daniel 7:4, the feminine dual absolute form occurs where the first beast is made to stand upon feet like a man. In Daniel 7:7 and Daniel 7:19, plural forms occur in clauses where a beast tramples the remainder or the rest with its feet.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “feet” throughout the supplied verses and pairs it with “toes” in Daniel 2:41 and Daniel 2:42. These renderings confirm the clauses’ presentation rather than isolate every feature of the Aramaic form.