Lexicon
תְּוַהּ
te.vah
H8429
A:V Hebrew

be startled

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te.vah describes the king's startled reaction before he rose quickly after seeing the fire.

The attested use describes a startled reaction by the king, followed by his rising in haste in Daniel 3:24.

Senses in use

  1. Being startled at what is seen · dominant

    In Daniel 3:24, the Qal perfect masculine singular form occurs in the report that King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and then rose in haste after asking about the three men cast into the fire. The APB renders the clause, "Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 3:24, the APB presents the reaction as "was astonished" before the king rises in haste.

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