שַׂגִּיאsaggîyʼ
great, much
Pronunciation: sag-ghee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7690
Meanings
1. great (Daniel 2:31; Daniel 4:7; Daniel 2:6)
2. much (Daniel 4:9; Daniel 4:18; Daniel 7:5)
3. exceedingly, as adverb (Daniel 2:12; Daniel 5:9; Daniel 6:15)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Ezra 5:11 “This was their answer: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the Temple that was built here many years ago by a great king of Israel.
- Daniel 2:6 But if you tell me what I dreamed and what the dream means, I will give you many wonderful gifts and honors. Just tell me the dream and what it means!”
- Daniel 2:12 The king was furious when he heard this, and he ordered that all the wise men of Babylon be executed.
- Daniel 2:31 “In your vision, Your Majesty, you saw standing before you a huge, shining statue of a man. It was a frightening sight.
- Daniel 2:48 Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon, as well as chief over all his wise men.
- Daniel 4:10 “‘While I was lying in my bed, this is what I dreamed. I saw a large tree in the middle of the earth.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).