Daniel 8:21
Strong's Lexicon
The shaggy
הַשָּׂעִ֖יר (haś·śā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8163: adj 1) hairy n m 2) he-goat, buck 2a) as sacrificial animal 2b) satyr, may refer to a demon possessed goat like the swine of Gadara (Mt 8:30-32)

goat
וְהַצָּפִ֥יר (wə·haṣ·ṣā·p̄îr)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6842: 1) he-goat

represents the king
מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

of Greece,
יָוָ֑ן (yā·wān)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3120: Javan = 'Ionia' or 'Greece' n pr m 1) a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah n pr loc 2) Greece, Ionia, Ionians 2a) location of descendants of Javan

and the large
הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: adj 1) great 1a) large (in magnitude and extent) 1b) in number 1c) in intensity 1d) loud (in sound) 1e) older (in age) 1f) in importance 1f1) important things 1f2) great, distinguished (of men) 1f3) God Himself (of God) subst 1g) great things 1h) haughty things 1i) greatness n pr m 1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel

אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if

horn
וְהַקֶּ֤רֶן (wə·haq·qe·ren)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7161: n f 1) horn 1a) horn 1b) of strength (fig) 1c) flask (container for oil) 1d) horn (as musical instrument) 1e) horn (of horn-like projections on the altar) 1f) of rays of light 1g) hill n pr loc 2) (BDB) a place conquered by Israel probably in Bashan

between
בֵּין־ (bên-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 996: 1) between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between

his eyes
עֵינָ֔יו (‘ê·nāw)
Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain

is
ה֖וּא ()
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

the first
הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ (hā·ri·šō·wn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7223: adj 1) first, primary, former 1a) former (of time) 1a1) ancestors 1a2) former things 1b) foremost (of location) 1c) first (in time) 1d) first, chief (in degree) adv 2) first, before, formerly, at first

king.
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.

Young's Literal Translation
And the young he-goat, the hairy one, [is] the king of Javan; and the great horn that [is] between its eyes is the first king;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king.

New American Standard Bible
"The shaggy goat [represents] the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

King James Bible
And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia: and the great horn that [is] between his eyes [is] the first king.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.

New Living Translation
The shaggy male goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king of the Greek Empire.

English Standard Version
And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king.

New American Standard Bible
"The shaggy goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

King James Bible
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king.

International Standard Version
The demonic goat is the king of Greece, and the great horn between its eyes is its first king.

NET Bible
The male goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.

American Standard Version
And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

English Revised Version
And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

Young's Literal Translation
And the young he-goat, the hairy one, is the king of Javan; and the great horn that is between its eyes is the first king;
















Cross References
Daniel 8:5
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Daniel 8:20
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

Daniel 8:22
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

Daniel 10:20
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

Daniel 11:2
And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.

Daniel 11:3
And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

Daniel 1:1
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

Daniel 8:19
And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.

Daniel 8:18
Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.

Daniel 8:23
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

Daniel 8:24
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
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