she.vach denotes giving praise, whether directed to God or to the gods named in the Daniel narratives.

The attested use denotes expressing praise: Daniel directs it to God in Daniel 2:23 and Daniel 4:34, while Daniel 5:4 and Daniel 5:23 describe praise offered to gods of metal, wood, and stone. Daniel 4:31 has a first-person perfect form, but the APB verse does not make its specific contribution clear.

1. Expressing praise toward a recipient · dominant

   In Daniel 2:23, the masculine singular active participle occurs in Daniel's address to the God who gave wisdom and made the king's matter known; the APB renders the clause "I give thanks and praise." In Daniel 4:34, the same participial form stands with blessing and honoring the living eternal, while Daniel 5:4 and Daniel 5:23 use perfect forms for praising the gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone. Daniel 4:31 contains a first-person singular perfect form, though the APB rendering of that verse does not isolate the term.

   Daniel 2:23Daniel 4:31Daniel 4:34Daniel 5:4Daniel 5:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the clause is clear, the APB uses "praise" in Daniel 2:23, Daniel 4:34, Daniel 5:4, and Daniel 5:23. And Daniel 4:31 does not visibly render the form, its specific English correspondence there is uncertain.