Daniel 6:9

כָּ ל

כָּ

Prefix — connector connects — usually "and"

ל

Conjunction all, any, as, whole, every, …

Dictionary form: כֹּל · kole

Conjunction

all ×24 and all ×9 any ×5 the whole ×5 every ×3 forasmuch as ×3 in all ×3 as ×2

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all — Most universal choice; suits totality of groups or things.

every — Prefer when emphasizing each individual item separately.

whole — Best for a single unified entity taken in its entirety.

any — Use in negative or conditional contexts for indefinite scope.

everything — More emphatic than 'all'; good for abstract totality.

since / because — Use when כֹּל functions as a causal conjunction.

BDB9612 H3605 H3606 H6903

כֹּל, כָּלֿ: noun masculine the whole, all (Biblical Hebrew כֹּל); — emphatic כֹּלָּא Dan 2:40 +, construct כֹּל Dan 2:12; Dan 3:2 +, כָּלֿ Dan 2:8 +, suffix 3 masculine plural כָּלְּהוֺן (so Palmyrene Lzb²⁹⁶ Cooke^{No. 117}, Tariff ii.c.19 ii b. 18) Dan 2:38; Dan 7:19 (Qr feminine כָּכְּהֵּן); —

1. כֹּל חַכִּימֵי בָבֶכ the whole of ( = all) the wise men of B. Dan 3:2; Dan 3:3; Dan 3:5, etc.; Dan 6:2 כלמֿלכותא the whole ofthe kingdom, v.Dan 6:4 with suffix the whole of them, Dan 2:38; Dan 7:19.

2. with a singular noun, understood collectively, every, any, or with a negative none (Biblical Hebrew 1 b):Dan 3:29 דִּי כָלעַֿם אֻמָּה וְלִשָּׁן that every people, nation, and language, etc., Dan 6:8 מִןכָּֿלאֱֿלָה of any god, Ezra 6:12 כָּלמֶֿלֶח וְעַם; כל אנשׁ די every man who = whoever, Dan 3:10; Dan 5:7; Dan 6:13; Ezra 6:11; Dan 2:10 שׁאל כל מלך ֗֗֗ לא no king hath asked . . ., vDan 2:35; Dan 4:6; Dan 6:5; Dan 6:24 so כָּלדִּֿי (= Hebrew כָּלאְִֿשֶׁר) whoever Dan 6:8; Ezra 7:26, whatever vEzra 7:23, בְּכָלדִּֿי wherever Dan 2:38(compare אְִשֶׁר 4 b γ).

3. emphatic כֹּלָּא, used absolutely, as Hebrew הַכֹּל (Biblical Hebrew 2 b): Dan 2:40 חָשֵׁל כֹּלָּא crushing all things, Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18 וּמָזוֺן לְכֹלָּאבֵֿהּ and food for all was in it, v.Dan 4:25 כֹּלָּא מְטָא all came upon N. (compare חַכֹּל בָּא Josh 21:43), Ezra 5:7 שְׁלָמָא כֹלָּא all peace (K^{§ 83 d};) compare in Hebrew כֻּלּוּ etc., after their noun : Biblical Hebrew 1 d a). — For כָּלקְָֿבֵל see קְָבֵל.

all, any, as, whole, every, …

kōl

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

all, whole, the whole

the whole of, all

קֳבֵ֖ל

Conjunction as, because, before, therefore, though, …

Dictionary form: קְבֵל · keh-BALE

Conjunction

because ×3 before ×3 therefore ×3 according to ×1 as ×1 by reason of ×1 for ×1 forasmuch ×1

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because of — Most common causal use; natural in modern prose.

therefore — Inferential/resultative contexts; introduces a conclusion.

on account of — Slightly formal causal alternative to 'because of'.

in accordance with — Use when expressing conformity or correspondence.

since — Causal-temporal overlap; flows well in narrative.

for this reason — Emphatic inferential; good for rhetorical or legal tone.

BDB9612 H3605 H3606 H6903

כֹּל, כָּלֿ: noun masculine the whole, all (Biblical Hebrew כֹּל); — emphatic כֹּלָּא Dan 2:40 +, construct כֹּל Dan 2:12; Dan 3:2 +, כָּלֿ Dan 2:8 +, suffix 3 masculine plural כָּלְּהוֺן (so Palmyrene Lzb²⁹⁶ Cooke^{No. 117}, Tariff ii.c.19 ii b. 18) Dan 2:38; Dan 7:19 (Qr feminine כָּכְּהֵּן); —

1. כֹּל חַכִּימֵי בָבֶכ the whole of ( = all) the wise men of B. Dan 3:2; Dan 3:3; Dan 3:5, etc.; Dan 6:2 כלמֿלכותא the whole ofthe kingdom, v.Dan 6:4 with suffix the whole of them, Dan 2:38; Dan 7:19.

2. with a singular noun, understood collectively, every, any, or with a negative none (Biblical Hebrew 1 b):Dan 3:29 דִּי כָלעַֿם אֻמָּה וְלִשָּׁן that every people, nation, and language, etc., Dan 6:8 מִןכָּֿלאֱֿלָה of any god, Ezra 6:12 כָּלמֶֿלֶח וְעַם; כל אנשׁ די every man who = whoever, Dan 3:10; Dan 5:7; Dan 6:13; Ezra 6:11; Dan 2:10 שׁאל כל מלך ֗֗֗ לא no king hath asked . . ., vDan 2:35; Dan 4:6; Dan 6:5; Dan 6:24 so כָּלדִּֿי (= Hebrew כָּלאְִֿשֶׁר) whoever Dan 6:8; Ezra 7:26, whatever vEzra 7:23, בְּכָלדִּֿי wherever Dan 2:38(compare אְִשֶׁר 4 b γ).

3. emphatic כֹּלָּא, used absolutely, as Hebrew הַכֹּל (Biblical Hebrew 2 b): Dan 2:40 חָשֵׁל כֹּלָּא crushing all things, Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18 וּמָזוֺן לְכֹלָּאבֵֿהּ and food for all was in it, v.Dan 4:25 כֹּלָּא מְטָא all came upon N. (compare חַכֹּל בָּא Josh 21:43), Ezra 5:7 שְׁלָמָא כֹלָּא all peace (K^{§ 83 d};) compare in Hebrew כֻּלּוּ etc., after their noun : Biblical Hebrew 1 d a). — For כָּלקְָֿבֵל see קְָבֵל.

BDB9847 H6903

קֳבֵל₂₉ substantive front, as preposition in front of, before, because of; followed by דִּי as conjunction because that (perhaps in form a diminutive, Bev^{Dan 2:8}; ᵑ7 קְבֵיל, with לְ, לִקְבֵיל, suffix לְקִבֵלִי, etc., in front of (Dalm^{§ 47, 7}); Syriac , aspect, in front, , suffix in front (of), opposite (to), compare Gen 15:10 ᵑ7 ᵑ6; Palmyrene לקבל before (Cooke³²¹, compare193)); — construct לָקֳבֵל Dan 2:8 +, suffix לְקָבְלָךְ Dan 2:31 —

1. with לְ
a. Dan 3:3 צַלְמָא ׳לק before the image, Dan 2:31; Dan 5:1; Dan 5:5 in view of, by reason of, Dan 5:10 מַלְכָּא ׳מִלֵּ ׳לק by reason of the words, etc., Ezra 4:16 לָקֳבֵל דְּנָה (compare Egyptian Aramaic לקבל זנה זי, RES^{361 B5}).
b. followed by דִּי as conjunction because that Ezra 6:13 (so Palmyrene CIS^{ii. 164}).

2. with כֹּל, כָּלקֳֿבֵל in view of, because of (but read probably כְּלָקֳבֵל according to the front of, i.e. having regard to, because of : Luzz^{Chald. Gr. § 123} Lambert^{RÉJ, 1895, 47 f.} Marti^{§ 95 d} Nö^{LCB, 1896, 703} Nes^{OLZ, 1902, 487} Str⁵⁶ and others; compare Biblical Hebrew I. עֻמָּה d):
a. as preposition כָּלקֳֿבֵל דְּנָה because of this, therefore, Dan 2:12; Dan 2:24; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:8; Dan 6:10; Ezra 7:17; Dan 3:22 pointing forwards, ׳כָּלקֳֿבֵל דִּנָה דִּנָה מִןדִּֿי וג on this account, (namely) because that, etc.
b. followed by דִּי as conjunction because that, inasmuch as, Dan 2:8 כָּלקֳֿבֵל (כְּלָקֳבֵל) דִּי חֲזֵיתוּן because ye see, vDan 2:10 vDan 2:41 vDan 2:45 +, Ezra 4:14; Ezra 7:14; Dan 5:22 = although. In Dan 2:40; Dan 6:11 taken by ᵐ5 (ὂν τρόπον, καθώς), Ges (Thes, not Lex), Ew Hi as = according as (as Eccl 5:15 ᵑ7 כל קבל דאתא according as he came), but not Bev Behrm Marti. [Occasionally in ᵑ7, usually = before; compare in ᵑ7^J Gen 28:17; Gen 31:32, D^{§§ 47.7; 50}].

as, because, before, therefore, though, …

qĕbēl

(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence

(subst) front

דְּנָ֑ה

Conjunction this, these, thus, wherefore, aforetime, …

Dictionary form: דֵּן · dane

Conjunction

In the KJV here: wherefore

this ×28 and this ×3 of this ×3 these ×2 thus ×2 aforetime ×1 after this sort ×1 another ×1

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this — Most natural demonstrative; preferred in most contexts.

these — Use for plural referents in the context.

such — When emphasizing kind or category rather than identity.

that — Use when referent is more remote or already mentioned.

this matter — Idiomatic when דֵּן refers to a topic or affair.

for this reason — Use when the word functions as a causal connector.

BDB9303 H459 H1836 H428

אִלֵּין (אִלֵּן Dan 2:44; Dan 6:7) demonstrative pronoun plural these (plural of דְּנָה, q. v.: Palmyrene אלן (Lzb^{264 Eph. i. 343, 345} Cooke²⁶); ᵑ7 אילין; Mandean עלין (Nö^{M 89 f.}); Talmud (with emphatic hâ prefixed, W^CG:109) הָאִלֵּין: see further below Biblical Hebrew אֵלֶּה, and add Egyptian Aramaic אלו Cooke²⁶); — these, only Daniel: Dan 2:40 דִּי מְרָעַע כָּלֿ, נִלֵּין, vDan 2:44 כָּלאִֿלֵּן מַלְכְוָתָא, Dan 6:3 אֲחַדְֵַּרְפְּנַיָּא אִלֵּין (so v.Dan 6:7), Dan 7:17 אִלֵּיץ חֵיוָתָא.

BDB9454 H1836 H459

דְּנָה₅₇ demonstrative prounoun common this (Zinjirli זן, זנה; Egyptian Aramaic זנה (S-C^{Pap. B 17} +); זנך (ib.^{C 6, D 8}); Nabataean, Palmyrene דנה (Lzb²⁶⁴ Cooke²⁶); ᵑ7 דֵּין (e.g. 1Sam 10:27) and (with הָ, i.e. הָא, ecce) הָדֵתן; Aramaic of Têma הא זא (Cooke^{195. 198}); Syriac (contracted for הָֽדְנָא); Mandean האזין; Sabean (Hom^{Chrest. 13}); Ethiopic all from [דֶּה,] זה, + demonstrative noun (W^{CG 108 f.}); feminine Biblical Aramaic דָּא, ᵑ7 דָּא, הָדה, Syriac , Mandean האזא, Ethiopic without the n; the plural is אִלֵּין, q. v. ); — this:
a. Dan 2:18 רָזָא דְנָה this secret, vDan 2:28 vDan 2:29 vDan 2:30 +, Ezra 4:11; Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:4; Ezra 5:9 +; כָּלדְּֿנָה Dan 5:22.
b. אַחֲרֵי דְנָה after this Dan 2:29; Dan 2:45 so בָּאתַר דְּנָה Dan 7:6; Dan 7:7.
c. כִּדְנָה like this, thus, Jer 10:10 (= Hebrew כֹּה), Dan 2:10 מִלְּתָא כִדְנָה a word like this (compare כָּזֹאת Esth 4:14), Esth 3:29; Ezra 5:7.
d. עַלדְּֿנָה on account of this Dan 3:16; Ezra 4:22; Ezra 5:5; Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:11 as conjunction = therefore (compare Hebrew עַלזֹֿאת) Ezra 4:14; Ezra 4:15. — See also קֳבֵלַ and קַדְמָה.

BDB9603 H1768 H1836 H2298

כ

כְּ particle like, as, about (Biblical Hebrew כְּ, q. v.); — like, as Dan 2:40 תַּקִּיפָא כְּפַרְוְלָא, Dan 4:5; Dan 4:32; Dan 5:1 +; according to Dan 4:32 וּכְּ מִצְבְּיֵהּ עָכֵד and according to his will he doeth, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:18 +; about (as Biblical Hebrew 1 a: compare Zinjirli Lzb⁴⁴⁴ [ן] כשלשן מלכ), Dan 4:16 כְּשָׁעָה חֲדָה, Dan 6:1 with infinitive (Biblical Hebrew 3 b), Dan 6:21 וּכְ מִקְרְנֵהּ לִגֻבָּא and as he drew near, etc. Cpds.: — כְּ דִי and כִּדְנָה, see דִּי and דָּאנה; כַּחֲדָה; together, see חַד (sub אחד).

this, these, thus, wherefore, aforetime, …

dēn

this

(demons pron) this, on account of this

מַלְכָּ א֙

מַלְכָּ

Root word king, kings, royal

א֙

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: מֶלֶךְ · meh-LEK

Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

In the KJV here: king

the king ×75 o king ×19 the kings ×12 king ×10 kings ×9 unto the king ×9 and the king ×7 to the king ×6

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king — Standard modern rendering; broadly suitable in most contexts.

monarch — Formal or literary tone; emphasizes sovereign authority.

ruler — Broader term; useful when royal title is less central.

sovereign — Elevated register; stresses supreme political power.

royal — Adjectival use; prefer when modifying a noun directly.

BDB9662 H4429 H4430

מֶ֫לֶךְ₁₇₈ noun masculine king (general Semitic; see Biblical Hebrew); — ׳מ absolute Dan 2:10 + 2 t.; construct Dan 4:34 + 6 t.; usually emphatic מַלְכָּא Ezra 4:8 + 154 t., ָ ה Dan 2:11 plural מַלְכִין Ezra 4:15 + 9 t., ִ ים Ezra 4:13 (Hebraism, BeRy M⁴¹*); emphatic מַלְכַיָּא Dan 2:44 + 2 t.; — king Dan 2:4; Dan 2:5 + 132 t. Daniel; Ezra 4:8; Ezra 4:11 + 42 t. Ezra (מֶלָךְ מַלְכַיָּא of Nebuchadnezzar Dan 2:37, of Artaxerxes Ezra 7:12 [compare Cooke^{71.3, of Xerxes}]; מַלְכִין Dan 7:17 = kingdoms, compare מַלְכוּ vDan 7:23).

king, kings, royal

melek

a king

king

דָּֽרְיָ֔וֶשׁ

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Darius")

Dictionary form: דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ · DAW-reh-yaw-waysh

Noun — Proper Name

In the KJV here: darius

darius ×8 of darius ×3 and darius ×2 to darius ×1 unto darius ×1

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Darius — Standard modern English rendering of this Persian royal name.

King Darius — Use when royal title adds clarity in narrative context.

Darius the Mede — Distinguishes the Median Darius from later Persian rulers.

BDB9456 H1867 H1868

דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ₁₅ proper name, masculine (Biblical Hebrew id.; Egyptian Aramaic דריוהוש RŠS³⁶¹ S-C^{H 1}+); —

1. Darius Hystaspis Ezra 4:24 + 8 t. Ezra.

2. 'Darius the Mede' Dan 6:1; Dan 6:2; Dan 6:7; Dan 6:10; Dan 6:26; Dan 6:29.

darius

dārĕyāwēš

lord

Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings

Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as ___%___Astyages___%___ the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as H1867 (1))

Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3–405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah

רְשַׁ֥ם

Root word signed, written, sign

Dictionary form: רְשַׁם · reh-SHAHM

Verb — Peal, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular simple action (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Qal completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: signed

signed ×2 was written ×2 and sign ×1 thou hast signed ×1 was signed ×1

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write — Broad default; suits official recording contexts.

record — Emphasizes formal, permanent documentation.

inscribe — Highlights engraving or official inscription on a medium.

sign — Best when a decree or document is formally authorized.

register — Suits contexts of enrolling names or legal entries.

BDB9910 H7559 H7560

רְשַׁם verb inscribe, sign (ᵑ7 Syr.; see Biblical Hebrew (once, late)); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ר Dan 6:10 2 masculine singular רְשַׁ֫מְתָּ v.Dan 6:13 רְשַׁ֑מְתָּ v.Dan 6:14 Imperfect 2 masculine singular (וְ)תִרְשֻׁם v.Dan 6:9 — inscribe (probably with one's name, i.e.) sign, accusative כְּתָבָא Dan 6:9; Dan 6:10, אֱסָר v.Dan 6:13 v.Dan 6:14. Pe`il Perfect 3 masculine singular רְשִׁים, subject כְּתָבא:

1. be inscribed, written, Dan 5:24; Dan 5:25.

2. be signed Dan 6:11.

signed, written, sign

rĕšam

to record

to inscribe, sign

(P'al) to inscribe, sign

to be inscribed, be written

כְּתָבָ ֖א

כְּתָבָ

Root word writing, written, prescribing

֖א

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: כְּתָב · keh-TAWB

Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

In the KJV here: the writing

the writing ×6 writing ×3 as it is written ×1 is the writing ×1 prescribing ×1

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document — Broad, formal; suits legal or official written texts.

inscription — Best for text carved, engraved, or displayed publicly.

written decree — Emphasizes authoritative or royal written commands.

script — Highlights the specific written characters or style used.

text — Neutral, modern; works across most literary contexts.

edict — Use when the writing carries binding legal force.

BDB9629 H3792

כְּתָב noun masculine^{Dan 5:7} writing ; — absolute כְּתָ֑ב Ezra 7:22 (Baer כְּתַב, but see K^{§ 57 near the end} Str); construct ׳כ Ezra 6:18 emphatic כְּתָבָאDan 5:8 +, הָ֯ Dan 5:7; Dan 5:15 —

1. writing, inscription (on wall) Dan 5:7; Dan 5:8; Dan 5:15; Dan 5:16; Dan 5:17; Dan 5:24; Dan 5:25.

2. a. written decree Dan 6:9; Dan 6:10; Dan 6:11.
b. written requirement Ezra 6:18; Ezra 7:22.

writing, written, prescribing

kĕtāb

something written, i.e., a writing, record or book

a writing

writing, inscription

וֶ אֱסָרָֽ א

וֶ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

אֱסָרָֽ

Root word decree

א

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: אֱסָר · eh-SAWR

Noun — Common, masculine singular, determined state determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

In the KJV here: and the decree

decree ×3 a decree ×1 and the decree ×1 nor the decree ×1 the decree ×1

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edict — Official proclamation; fits royal or legal contexts well.

decree — Modernized KJV rendering; clear and widely understood.

order — Broader, less formal; suits general commands or rulings.

mandate — Emphasizes binding authority; good for governmental contexts.

ruling — Highlights judicial or administrative decision aspect.

injunction — Stresses a prohibitive or restrictive command.

BDB9329 H633

אֱסָר noun masculine interdict (as binding); — ׳א absolute Dan 6:8; Dan 6:13; Dan 6:16 construct V:13; emphatic אֱסָרָא v.Dan 6:9 v.Dan 6:10 v.Dan 6:14.

decree

ʾĕsār

an interdict

interdict, decree, decree of restriction

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Strong's Definition H3606

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Strong's Definition H6903

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Strong's Definition H1836

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Strong's Definition H4430

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Strong's Definition H1868

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Strong's Definition H7560

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Strong's Definition H3792

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Strong's Definition H633

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