Lexical Summary regal: feet Original Word: רְגַל Strong's Exhaustive Concordance foot (Aramaic) corresponding to regel -- foot. see HEBREW regel NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) corresponding to regel Definition foot NASB Translation feet (7). Brown-Driver-Briggs [רְגַל] noun [feminine] foot (see Biblical Hebrew); — dual absolute רַגְלַ֫יִן Daniel 7:4; emphatic לַיָּא- Daniel 2:41,42; suffix לוֺ֫הִי- Daniel 2:33; Daniel 2:34, רגליה Kt, רְגַלַהּ Qr (K§ 53, 2, Anm. b)) Daniel 7:7,19; — feet; in vision, of image Daniel 2:33,34,41,42, of beast Daniel 7:4,7,19. Topical Lexicon Meaning and Scope רְגַל in the Aramaic sections of Daniel refers to the physical “foot” or “feet,” but in context it carries broader connotations of stability, dominion, and the point of contact between earthly kingdoms and the ground they occupy. Occurrences in Daniel 1. Daniel 2:33 – “its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay.” Prophetic Imagery Feet represent the final, vulnerable stage of successive world empires (Daniel 2). Iron mingled with clay pictures internal fragility; once those feet are struck, the whole statue collapses. In Daniel 7, feet symbolize the violent power of the beasts—imperial systems that “trample” the earth. Thus רְגַל highlights both the instability of human dominion and its capacity for oppression. Historical Significance Historically, the iron-and-clay feet have been linked to the later phases of the Roman Empire and its subsequent fragmented states. The mixed composition accurately foreshadows political entities that are partly strong yet inherently brittle, never achieving the cohesion of earlier empires. The trampling feet of the fourth beast likewise mirror Rome’s relentless expansion and persecution. Theological Significance The stone that shatters the feet (Daniel 2:34-35) anticipates the Messiah’s kingdom, “a kingdom that will never be destroyed” (Daniel 2:44). By striking the feet, God exposes the foundation of human power as insufficient and proclaims the superior, eternal reign of Christ. The imagery in Daniel 7 parallels Psalm 110:1 and 1 Corinthians 15:25, where all enemies are placed “under His feet.” Thus רְגַל becomes a theological hinge between human instability and divine sovereignty. Practical Ministry Applications • Hope: Believers can live confidently, knowing all earthly powers have brittle feet before the stone that is Christ. Christological Implications Christ is the stone “cut out without hands,” the ultimate answer to the fragile feet of worldly rule. His exaltation places all things beneath His feet (Hebrews 2:8), reversing the destructive trampling of Daniel 7 and establishing righteous dominion. Intercanonical Resonances The foot imagery echoes Genesis 3:15, where the serpent’s head is crushed under the promised seed’s heel, and Revelation 19:15, where Christ “treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God.” רְגַל therefore links the Bible’s opening promise to its consummation, framing history within God’s consistent plan. Summary רְגַל, though a simple reference to feet, serves as a prophetic motif exposing the fragility of human empires, forecasting the triumph of Christ’s kingdom, and calling believers to steadfast hope and holy living. Forms and Transliterations בְּרַגְלַ֥יהּ בְּרַגְלַ֣הּ ברגלה ברגליה רַגְל֔וֹהִי רַגְל֕וֹהִי רַגְלַ֙יִן֙ רַגְלַיָּ֔א רַגְלַיָּ֣א רגלוהי רגליא רגלין bə·raḡ·lah bə·raḡ·layh beragLah bəraḡlah beragLaih bəraḡlayh raḡ·la·yin raḡ·lay·yā raḡ·lō·w·hî raglaiYa ragLayin raḡlayin raḡlayyā ragLohi raḡlōwhîLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Daniel 2:33 HEB: דִּ֣י פַרְזֶ֑ל רַגְל֕וֹהִי [מִנְּהֹון כ] NAS: of iron, its feet partly KJV: of iron, his feet part INT: forasmuch of iron feet according forasmuch Daniel 2:34 Daniel 2:41 Daniel 2:42 Daniel 7:4 Daniel 7:7 Daniel 7:19 7 Occurrences |
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