Splendor
זִיוStrong’s H2122ziv
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ziv is the Aramaic word usually translated “splendor its”, “splendor my” and “brightness his”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.”
Meaning
- Brightness, splendour
How it's translated
- and splendor its 1
- and splendor my 1
- brightness his 1
- and brightness his 1
- and brightness your 1
- and brightness my 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 6
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 4:36In contextAt the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
- Daniel 5:6In contextThen the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
- Daniel 5:9In contextThen was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
- Daniel 5:10In contextNow the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
- Daniel 7:28In contextHitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
Aramaic dictionary
זִיו ziv · splendor
brightness, splendour
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “splendor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SPLENDOR, noun
[Latin See Plant and Planet.]
- Great brightness; brilliant luster; as the splendor of the sun.
- Great show of richness and elegance; magnificence; as the splendor of equipage or of royal robes.
- Pomp; parade; as the splendor of a procession or of ceremonies.
- Brilliance; eminence; as the splendor of a victory.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.