fair
shap.pir marks a positive evaluation in the dream-interpretation exchange of Daniel.
The attested use places this adjective within a favorable evaluation connected with Belteshazzar's ability to disclose and interpret Nebuchadnezzar's dream, though the APB translation does not isolate its specific English contribution.
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Positive evaluation in an interpretive appeal · dominant
In Daniel 4:9, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the king's address to Belteshazzar, where the APB renders the request to “declare the visions of my dream that I saw and its interpretation.” In Daniel 4:18, it occurs as the king contrasts the inability of the wise men with Belteshazzar, whom the APB says is able to make the interpretation known.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents both verses as requests for a dream's interpretation and as affirmations of Belteshazzar's ability, but its translation does not supply a clearly identifiable English rendering for this adjective.