Ezra 4:13

כְּעַ֗ן יְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶֽהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֠י הֵ֣ן קִרְיְתָ֥א דָךְ֙ תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן מִנְדָּֽה בְל֤וֹ וַֽהֲלָךְ֙ לָ֣א יִנְתְּנ֔וּן וְאַפְּתֹ֥ם מַלְכִ֖ים תְּהַנְזִֽק

Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.

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Ezra 7:24

וּלְכֹם מְהֽוֹדְעִין דִּי כָל-כָּֽהֲנַיָּא וְלֵֽוָיֵא זַמָּרַיָּא תָרָֽעַיָּא נְתִינַיָּא וּפָלְחֵי בֵּית אֱלָהָא דְנָה מִנְדָּה בְלוֹ וַֽהֲלָךְ לָא שַׁלִּיט לְמִרְמֵא עֲלֵיהֹֽם׃

Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.

Romans 13:6

διὰ τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ φόρους τελεῖτε· λειτουργοὶ γὰρ θεοῦ εἰσιν εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο προσκαρτεροῦντες

For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

Nehemiah 5:4

וְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר אֹֽמְרִים לָוִינוּ כֶסֶף לְמִדַּת הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׂדֹתֵינוּ וּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃

There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.

Psalms 52:2

הַוּוֹת תַּחְשֹׁב לְשׁוֹנֶךָ כְּתַעַר מְלֻטָּשׁ עֹשֵׂה רְמִיָּֽה׃

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Psalms 119:69

טָפְלוּ עָלַי שֶׁקֶר זֵדִים אֲנִי בְּכָל-לֵב׀ אֱצֹּר פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃

The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

Matthew 17:25

λέγει Ναί καὶ ὅτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν προέφθασεν αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων Τί σοι δοκεῖ Σίμων οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς ἀπὸ τίνων λαμβάνουσιν τέλη ἢ κῆνσον ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτῶν ἢ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων

He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

Matthew 9:9

Καὶ παράγων ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐκεῖθεν εἶδεν ἄνθρωπον καθήμενον ἐπὶ τὸ τελώνιον Ματθαῖον λεγόμενον καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ Ἀκολούθει μοι καὶ ἀναστὰς ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ

And as passed Jesus forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

Ezra 4:20

וּמַלְכִין תַּקִּיפִין הֲווֹ עַל-יְרוּשְׁלֶם וְשַׁלִּיטִין בְּכֹל עֲבַר נַֽהֲרָה וּמִדָּה בְלוֹ וַֽהֲלָךְ מִתְיְהֵב לְהֽוֹן׃

There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.

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Ezra 4:13

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The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

כְּעַ֗ן Revia — a lesser break יְדִ֙יעַ֙ Pashta — a lesser break לֶֽהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א Zaqef Qatan — a strong break דִּ֠י הֵ֣ן קִרְיְתָ֥א דָךְ֙ Pashta — a lesser break תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here מִנְדָּֽה בְל֤וֹ וַֽהֲלָךְ֙ Pashta — a lesser break לָ֣א יִנְתְּנ֔וּן Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וְאַפְּתֹ֥ם מַלְכִ֖ים Tipeha — a lesser break תְּהַנְזִֽק Silluq — end of the verse

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כְּעַ֗ן

Adverb now

Dictionary form: כְּעַן · keh-AN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar D

Adverb

כְּעַן

Speech Adverb

In English

In the KJV here: now

now ×10 and now ×1 unto me now ×1 ye now ×1

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now — Most direct equivalent; fits nearly all contexts.

at this point — Useful when marking a narrative turning point.

at this time — Slightly more formal; good in speeches or declarations.

just now — Emphasizes immediacy or recency of the moment.

right now — Colloquial; stresses urgency or present relevance.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9781 H3705 H6526 H6528

כְּעַן adverb now (so Egyptian Aramaic (CIS^{ii. 137} = Cooke^{No.73 RÉS:361} B S-C^{Pap. C 5}); ᵑ7, e.g. Num 22:4: עַן probably a substantive from [עָנָה] the √ of עֵת, time; so כְּעַן literally at (this) time = Hebrew עַתָּה: K^{§ 67, 4}); — Dan 2:23 וּכְעַן הוֺדַעְתַּנִי, Dan 3:15; Dan 4:34; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:15; Dan 5:16; Dan 6:9; Ezra 4:13; Ezra 4:14; Ezra 4:21; Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:6 עַדכְּֿעַן until now Ezra 5:16 (so ᵑ7 Gen 18:22 +).

BDB9782 H3706 H3705

כְּעֶ֫נֶת and (Ezra 4:17) contracted כְּעֶת adverb now (feminine of כְּעַן; so first SS Torrey^{JBL 16 (1897), 166 ff.}; now confirmed by Egyptian Aramaic כענת Cowley^{PSBA xxv. 264, 311, 312} ( = RES^492-4 = S-C^{M, N, O}); ׳וכ formerly taken to mean and so forth); — always ׳וּכ, and always in a letter, introducing the business of the letter, and to be connected with what follows, not, as ᵑ0, with what precedes: Ezra 4:10 (strike out, as introduced by error from end of vEzra 4:11), vEzra 4:11 (joining to vEzra 4:12) and now, let it be known, etc., vEzra 4:17f. and now, the letter which, etc., Ezra 7:12f. and now, I make a decree, etc. (compare וְעַתָּה similarly in letters 2Kgs 5:6; 2Kgs 10:2, and καὶ νῦν 2 Macc 1:6).

Strong's Definition H3705

now

kĕʿan

now

now, at this time, until now

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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יְדִ֙יעַ֙

Root word known, know, certify, knew, knewest, …

Dictionary form: יְדַע · yeh-DA

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar VQsmsa

Verb — Peil, Participle Passive, masculine singular, absolute state simple passive (Aramaic) — "it was done" a settled state — try "___ed"

יְדִיעַ

Speech Verb Stem Peil Type Participle Passive Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

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In English

In the KJV here: it known

know ×5 known ×4 and make known ×3 make known ×3 thou know ×2 to make known ×2 also we certify ×1 and certified ×1

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know — Most direct, general-purpose rendering.

make known — Use when the sense is proclamation or disclosure.

reveal — Emphasizes unveiling hidden or divine information.

inform — Neutral; suits official or formal communication contexts.

certify — Formal/legal register; confirms or attests a fact.

teach — Use when the knowing involves instruction or training.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9571 H3045 H3046

יְדַע verb know (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳י Dan 5:21; Dan 6:11, 2 masculine singular יְדַ֫עָתָּ Dan 5:22, 1s. יִדְעֵת Dan 4:6 Imperfect 2 masculine singular תִּנְדַּע (K^{§ 11, 4. b}) β)) Ezra 4:15 +, etc.; Imu. דַּע masculine singular (K^{§ 11. 3 a})) Dan 6:16 Participle active יָדַע Dan 2:8 +; plural יָָֽדְעִין Dan 5:23, etc.; passive יְדיעַ Dan 4:12 +; — know, with accusative of thing Dan 2:30; Dan 5:22, accusative of thing omitted Ezra 7:25 ׳יָֽדְעֵי דָּתֵי א, vEzra 7:25, יָָֽדְעֵי בִינָה Dan 2:21 with object clause vDan 2:8 vDan 2:9 vDan 2:22; Dan 4:6; Dan 4:14; Dan 4:23; Dan 4:29; Dan 5:21; Dan 6:11; Dan 6:16; Ezra 4:15, so (of God) Dan 4:22 participle active absolute Dan 5:23 having capacity of knowledge; passive in periphrase conjugation, subject clause + ל person Dan 3:18; Ezra 4:12; Ezra 4:13; Ezra 5:8. Haph`el Perfect 3 masculine singular הוֺדַע Dan 2:15 +, suffix הוֺדְעָךְ vDan 2:29, 2 masculine singular suffix הוֺדַעְתַּ֫נִי vDan 2:23, תֶּ֑נָה- vDan 2:23 1 plural הוֺדַ֫עְנָא Ezra 4:14 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְהוֺדַע Dan 2:25, suffix יְהוֺדְעִנַּ֑נִי Dan 7:16, etc. (see K^{§ 43 c})); Infinitive לְהוֺדָעָה Dan 5:8, suffix לְהוֺדָעֻתַ֫נִי Dan 4:15; Dan 5:16, etc.; Participle active plural מְהוֺדְעִין Dan 4:4 +; — cause to know, inform : ל person Ezra 4:14, + accusative of thing Dan 2:15; Dan 2:17; Dan 2:25; Dan 2:30; Dan 4:4; Dan 5:8; Dan 5:17, so (sf, person) Dan 2:5; Dan 2:9; Dan 2:26; Dan 4:3; Dan 4:15; Dan 5:15; Dan 5:16; Dan 7:16, and (subject God) Dan 2:23 ל person + object clause Ezra 4:16; Ezra 7:24, so (of God) Dan 2:28; Dan 2:29; Dan 2:45, and (suffix person) V:23; accusative of person only Ezra 5:10; Ezra 7:25.

Strong's Definition H3046

known, know, certify, knew, knewest, …

yĕdaʿ

to inform

to know

(P'al) to know

Variations 36 forms of this word

Translations 34 English renderings

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לֶֽהֱוֵ֣א

Root word be, beheld, was, saw, would, …

Dictionary form: הָוָא · haw-WAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqi3ms

Verb — Peal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular simple action (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Qal not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

לֶהֱוֵא

Speech Verb Stem Peal Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: be

i beheld ×6 shall be ×6 be ×5 was ×5 he would ×4 i saw ×4 be it ×2 shall come to pass ×2

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be — Default copula; broadest fit for most contexts.

become — Prefer when a change of state is in view.

exist — Emphasizes ongoing or absolute being.

happen — Best for impersonal 'come to pass' constructions.

occur — Slightly more formal alternative to 'happen'.

take place — Idiomatic for events unfolding in narrative.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9470 H1934 H1961

הֲוָא, הֲוָּה₇₁ verb come to pass, become, be (Biblical Hebrew הָיָה); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular הֲוָה Dan 4:26 +, הֲוָא Dan 5:19 +; 2 masculine singular הֲוַיְתָ Dan 2:31; Dan 2:34, 1 singular הֲוֵית Dan 4:1 +; 3 masculine plural הֲווֺ Dan 2:35 +; Imperfect 3 masculine singular לֶהֱוֵא (K^{§ 47, l}) b) Dr^{§ 204 Obs.} Nö^{M 215 ff.}; in Jewish-Aramaic as jussive D^{§ 61, lc}) Dan 2:20 +; 3 feminine singular תֶּהֱוֵה Dan 4:24 +, אֵ֯ Ezra 6:8 +, 3 masculine plural לֶהֱוֺן Ezra 6:10 + 6 t., 3 feminine plural לֶהֶוְיָן Dan 5:17 Imperative masculine plural הֱווֺ Ezra 4:22, הֲזוֺ Ezra 6:6 —

1. come to pass Dan 2:28; Dan 2:29 (twice in verse); Dan 2:45.

2. come into being, arise Ezra 7:23 become, come to be, with predicate noun Dan 4:24; Dan 5:29 and ( = represent) Dan 7:23 with כְּ like Dan 2:35 a, with ל predicate vDan 2:35 b, with adjective predicate Ezra 6:6, with adverb phrase Ezra 5:5; Dan 4:22 often periphrastic, with participle: ׳יְדִיעַ לה let become known Dan 3:18; Ezra 4:12; Ezra 4:13; Ezra 5:8 let it be given Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:9, also Ezra 7:26; Dan 2:20.

3. be, as copula, with adjective predication Dan 2:40; Dan 2:42; Dan 7:19 so very often in periphrastic conjugation with participle, צָבֵא ׳ה wish Dan 5:19 (4 t. in verse), ׳חָזֵה ה behold Dan 2:31; Dan 2:34; Dan 7:2; Dan 7:4; Dan 7:6 +, etc.

Strong's Definition H1934

be, beheld, was, saw, would, …

hāwāʾ

to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)

to come to pass, become, be

(P'al)

to come to pass

to let become known (with participle of knowing)

Variations 21 forms of this word

Translations 41 English renderings

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Word Parts

לְ מַלְכָּ ֔א

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

מַלְכָּ

Root word king, kings, royal

֔א

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: מֶלֶךְ · meh-LEK

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsd/Td

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

לְ	Speech Preposition
מַלְכָּ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Determined
א	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: unto the 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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

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).

Strong's Definition H4430

king, kings, royal

melek

a king

king

Variations 15 forms of this word

Translations 35 English renderings

Kings

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דִּ֠י

Particle who, which, that

Dictionary form: דִּי · dee

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Tr

Particle — Relative

דִּי	Speech Particle Type Relative

In English

In the KJV here: that

that ×88 of ×60 which ×52 whom ×9 whose ×7 for ×6 and whereas ×4 and whom ×3

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that — Most versatile; use as general relative or complementizer.

which — Prefer for non-personal antecedents.

who — Use when antecedent is a person.

whose — Marks genitive/possessive relationship with antecedent.

of — Use for construct-like genitive links between nouns.

because — Use when דִּי introduces a causal clause.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9440 H1768 H2088 H834

דִּי particle of relation, who, which, that, used also as mark of genitive and conjunction that, because (Aramaic of Nineveh, Babylonian, Zinjirli, Nerab, Cilicia, Têma, Egypt, ןי (Lzb^{267. 446} RES³⁶¹ S-C^{Pap. A 2} +); Nabataean, Palmyrene די; ᵑ7 דְּ (except in compounds, as דִּילִי mine, דִּילֵיהּ his); Samaritan ; Syriac ; Ethiopic za: of same origin as Arabic possessor of [compare below Biblical Hebrew זֶה]. Properly a demonstrative that [compare זֶה; in Ethiopic ze is 'this', za 'which']; but this being referred by usage to something preceding becomes equivalent to the relative who, which, used, however, more widely than Hebrew אֲשֶׁר); —

1. as rel. who, which (construed like אֲשֶׁר): a. Jer 10:11; Dan 2:11 דִּי מְדָֽרְהוֺן whose dwelling, vDan 2:24 דִּי מַנִּי מַלְבָּא whom the king had appointed, vDan 2:26 ׳דִּי שְׁמֵהּ בּ whose name was B., Dan 4:5; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:23, etc.; = that which Dan 2:23 = him that Ezra 7:25; Ezra 6:15; Dan 7:17 דִּת אִנוּן אַרְבַּע which are four (see אִנּוּן). Following pronoun of 2 person (compare אֲשֶׁר 3), Dan 2:37 thou, O king ..., דִּי ֗֗֗ יְהַב לָח to whom... hath given, Dan 4:19; Dan 4:6 as to whom I know, etc. (compare אֲשֶׁר 4 d end). Sq. תַּמָּה = where Ezra 6:1, so דִּי alone Ezra 6:3; Dan 2:38 of time, בְּעִדָּנָא דִּי at the time when, etc., Dan 3:5; Dan 3:15. With the predicate an infinitive with לְ, Dan 6:9 כְּתָבָא דִּי לָא לְהַשְׁנָיָה which is not to be changed, Ezra 6:8 a place- or other determination, Dan 3:20 valiant men בְחֵילֵהּ that were in his army, Dan 5:2 הֵיכְלָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֵב, Dan 7:20; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:2; Ezra 6:6 compare Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13; Dan 7:7; Ezra 7:23. דִּי לָא = without, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22 (so דְּלָא ᵑ7 Gen 15:2; Exod 21:11); compare Dan 2:34; Dan 2:45.
b. מָן דִּי, מָה דִּי (compare in late Hebrew ׳מַהשֶּֿׁ, מַה 1 e b) whoever, whatever, so Dan 3:6; Dan 3:11 יִפֵּל ָ(מןדִּֿילָֿא whoever does not fall down, Dan 4:14 לְמָן דִּי יִצְבֵּא to whomsoever he willeth, v.Dan 4:22 v.Dan 4:29; Dan 5:21 מָה דִי whatever (or simply what), Dan 2:28 מָה דִּי לֶהֱוֵא what will be, vDan 2:29 vDan 2:29 vDan 2:45; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 7:18. — compare K^{§ 103.}

2. as mark of the genitive, Dan 2:15 שׁליטא די מלכא properly the captain, that of the king = the king's captain (a genuine Aramaic idiom: so ᵑ7 דְּ, Syriac constantly), vDan 2:19 vDan 2:25 vDan 2:49 + often: the substantive in such cases may be either in the emphatic state (determined), as ll. cc. Ezra 4:15; Ezra 5:2, etc., or in the absolute state (undetermined), Dan 5:5; Dan 7:4; Dan 7:9; Dan 7:10 נְהַר דִּי נוּר; or it may have a pleonastic suffix, Dan 2:20 שְׁמֵהּ דִּי אֱלָהָא literally his name, that of God = God's name, vDan 2:44; Dan 3:8; Dan 3:25; Dan 3:26; Dan 4:23, etc. (so also ᵑ7 Syriac). To circumscribe an adjective, especially in specification of the material: Dan 2:38 thou art רֵאשָׁה דִּי דַהֲבָא the head of gold, vDan 2:39; Dan 3:1; Dan 5:7; Dan 5:16; Ezra 5:14; Ezra 6:4 +; as predicate Dan 2:32 רֵאשֵׁהּ דִּידְֿהַב טָב his head (was) of fine gold, vDan 2:33; Dan 7:19 with a pronoun Dan 2:20 wisdom and might דִּילֵֿהּ הִיא are his; compare Dan 6:27 וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ דִּילָֿא תִתְחַבַּל his kingdom (is one) which shall not be destroyed, Dan 7:14. — See further K^{§ 81.}

3. as conjunction (compare אֲשֶׁר 8):
a. that (quod), after verbs of knowing, Dan 2:8; Dan 2:9, seeing Dan 2:45; Dan 3:27, hearing Dan 5:14, etc.; introducing the subject of a sentence, יְדִיעַ ֗֗֗ דִּי ֗֗֗ Dan 3:18; Ezra 4:13; Dan 2:47 מִןקְֿשֹׁט דִּי ֗֗֗ True is it that . . . (compare אָמְנָם כִּי Job 12:2).
b. = in that, inasmuch as, whereas: Dan 2:41 and whereas (דִּי) thou sawest, etc. . . . it shall be adivided kingdom, vDan 2:43; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:23 as a connecting link$ = seeing that, because, for (compare אֲשֶׁר 8 c) Dan 2:9; Dan 2:20b; Dan 2:23b; Dan 2:47b; Dan 4:15; Dan 6:24b.
c. that (ut), after verbs of asking Dan 2:16, commanding Dan 3:10; Dan 3:29, expressing a purpose Dan 4:3; Dan 5:15; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 6:10 +; דִּי לָא that not (ne) Dan 2:18; Dan 3:28; Dan 6:18 (on דִּי לְמָה lest Ezra 7:23, see מה).
d. prefixed to direct narr. (like כִּי 1 b, and sometimes אֲשֶׁר 8 a γ, and ὅτι recitativum), Dan 2:25 and said thus unto him דִּיהַֿשְׁכַּחַת (that) I have found, etc., Dan 5:7; Dan 6:6; Dan 6:14.

4. with prepositions and other prefixes:
a. כְּ דִי (like Hebrew כַּאֲשֶׁר; so Egyptian Aramaic כזי, Palmyrene, Nabataean כדי, Lzb²⁹³ SAC^{G1 62, 63} Cooke^{369 b RES:361}; ᵑ7 כַּד, Syriac ); a according as, Dan 2:43 b. so soon as, when, Dan 3:7; Dan 5:20; Dan 6:11; Dan 6:15.
b. מִןדִּֿי: a. because that, Dan 3:22; Ezra 5:12 (compare מֵאֲשֶׁר Isa 43:4); b. from (the time) that, after (ex quo), Dan 4:23; Ezra 4:23.
c. עַד דִּי until, Dan 2:9; Dan 2:34; Dan 4:30; Dan 7:22 = ere that Dan 6:25.
d. עַל דִּי Dan 3:19 is not a conjunction, but means above that which ...
e. for עַל דִּבְרַת דִּי and כָּלקֳֿבֵל דִּי see [ דִּבְרָה] and קֳבֵל.

BDB9603 H1768 H1836 H2298

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).

Strong's Definition H1768

that, of, which, whom, whose, …

dî

that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of

(rel part) who, which, that

Variations 10 forms of this word

Translations 43 English renderings

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הֵ֣ן

Conjunction if, or, whether

Dictionary form: הֵן · hane

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C

Conjunction

הֵן	Speech Conjunction

In English

In the KJV here: if

if ×8 but if ×2 or ×2 whether ×2 therefore if ×1 well but if ×1

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if — Standard conditional; broadly useful in most contexts.

whether — Prefer when introducing an alternative or indirect question.

even if — Adds concessive force; use when contrast is implied.

suppose — Conversational; suits rhetorical or hypothetical scenarios.

in case — Highlights contingency; fits cautionary or legal contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2204 H2005 H518 H2006

II. הֵן₁₀₀ (הֶןֿ Num 23:9; Num 23:24; Job 8:19; Job 8:20; Job 13:1; Job 26:14; Job 33:6; Job 33:12; Job 33:29; Job 36:5; Job 36:22; Job 36:26 הֵןֿ Job 13:15; Job 36:30; Job 41:1 +) demonstrative adverb or interjection lo! behold (on etymology see הִנֵּה), less widely used than הִנֵּה, and in prose mostly confined to calling attention to some fact upon which action is to be taken, or a conclusion based;
a. Gen 3:22 הֵן הָאָדָם הָיָה behold the man is become as one of us, & now lest, etc., Gen 4:14 behold, thou hast driven me forth etc., Gen 11:6; Gen 15:3; Gen 19:34; Gen 27:11; Gen 29:7; Gen 30:34 (nearly = yea), Exod 5:5; Exod 6:12; Exod 6:30; Lev 10:18; Lev 10:19; Num 17:27; Deut 5:21 (in prose only in Pentateuch (23 t.) and Ezek 18:4 in this usage); in poetry, used more freely, but chiefly in Isa² & Job, — Num 23:9; Num 23:24 (Balaam) Isa 23:13; Isa 32:1; Isa 33:7; Ps 51:7; Ps 51:8; Ps 68:34; Ps 78:20; Ps 139:4; Prov 11:31 (stating the premiss to a conclusion introduced by אַף כִּי, q. v.), Prov 24:12: elsewhere (except in senses b, c) only in Isa² (23 t.) & Job (31 t), as Isa 40:15 (twice in verse); Isa 41:11; Isa 41:24; Isa 41:29; Isa 50:1; Isa 50:2; Isa 50:9 (twice in verse); Isa 50:11; Job 4:18; Job 15:15; Job 25:5 (in these three passages before אַף or אַף כִּי), Job 9:1; Job 9:12 etc. (see above).
b. as a hypothetical particle, propounding a possibility, if (so Late Hebrew, Biblical Aramaic, Mandean, Palmyrene (ZMG 1888, 404); on the contrary Syriac , Palestinian ᵑ7 אִין, also Palmyrene (ib. p. 415), Arabic with א), a special application or development of the use a: Exod 4:1 והן לא יאמינו לי and behold ( = and suppose) they will not believe me ? etc., Lev 25:20 and if (וְכִי) ye say, What shall we eat the 7th year ? הֵן לֹא נִזְרַע behold, we shall not sow etc. (i.e. supposing we do not sow), Isa 54:15; Job 40:23; 2Chr 7:13 (twice in verse) (2Chr 7:13 b וְאִם); stating the ground on which a question is based, Exod 8:22 (וְלֹא = הֲלֹא), Jer 3:1; Hag 2:12 (see הֵן Aramaic b).
c. if, whether, in an indirect question, Jer 2:10 רְאוּ הֵן הָֽיְתָה כָּזֹאת (but Gr הֲנִהְיְתָה); compare אִם 2 b, and הֵן Aramaic

BDB9477 H2005 H2006 H518 H3861

הֵן conjunction if, whether (Biblical Hebrew הֵן, q. v.: Zenjirli, Egyptian Aramaic (S-C^{Pap. A 7} +), Palmyrene, Nabataean הן, Mandean הין if [ᵑ7^{Onk Jon} use אם, ᵑ7^Jer אין, Syriac ]); —

1. if, Dan 2:6; Dan 3:15; Dan 3:17; Dan 4:24; Dan 5:16; Dan 5:17, הֵן לָא ֗֗֗ Dan 2:5; Dan 2:9; Dan 3:15 vDan 3:18 הֵן לָ֔א if not.

2. repeated, הֵן ֗֗֗ הֵן sive ... sive, whether ... or (compare Biblical Hebrew אִם, 1 b 1), Ezra 7:26 (so Palmyrene^{Tariff ii.c.19}).

3. in indirect question, whether (compare אִם, 2 b), Ezra 5:17b יִתְבַּקַּר ֗֗֗ הֵן אִיתַי ֗֗֗ . — See also לָהֵן. p. 50, 243, 1099

הַסִּק etc., see סלק Haph`el

BDB9640 H3809 H3861 H518 H2006 H3808 H3588

II. לָהֵן conjunction except, but (from לָא and הֵן 'not if' (compare Hebrew אם לא Gen 24:38); so Nabataean and Egyptian Aramaic להן Cooke^{217, 219, 241} S-C^{Pap. C 6, 7} +; lâinnî, however Soc^{Arab. Dial.} see Marokko 44, Anm. 103; ᵑ7 אִילָּהֵין Gen 32:28; Gen 43:3 and elsewhere); —

1. after a negative (= Biblical Hebrew כִּי אִם, q. v.):
a. except Dan 2:11; Dan 3:28; Dan 6:6; Dan 6:8.
b. but (German sondern) Dan 2:30.

2. without a negative: however, but Ezra 5:12.

Strong's Definition H2006

if, or, whether

hēn

lo! also there(-fore), (un-)less, whether, but, if

behold, if, whether

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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קִרְיְתָ ֥א

קִרְיְתָ

Root word city, cities

֥א

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: קִרְיָא · kir-YAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsd/Td

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

קִרְיְתָ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Determined
א	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: city

city ×8 in the cities ×1

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city — Standard modern rendering; suits most contexts.

town — Use for smaller or less prominent settlements.

urban center — Formal/academic contexts emphasizing civic scale.

settlement — Neutral; good when size or status is ambiguous.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9872 H7149 H7151

קִרְיָה, אָ֯, noun feminine city (ᵑ7 Syriac; S-C^{A 9} + קריה; see Biblical Hebrew, √ קרה; also Nö^{Beitr. 62}); — absolute הָ֯ Ezra 4:10, אָ֯ vEzra 4:15 emphatic קִרְיְתָא vEzra 4:12 vEzra 4:13 vEzra 4:15 vEzra 4:15 vEzra 4:16 vEzra 4:19 vEzra 4:21

Strong's Definition H7149

city, cities

qiryāʾ

building; a city

city

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

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Breakdown unavailable for this word. Dictionary form: דֵּךְ · dake

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Pdxfs

Noun — feminine singular

	Speech Noun Gender Feminine Number Singular
	Speech Pronoun Type Demonstrative Gender Feminine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: this

this ×7 of this ×2 and that this ×1 and this ×1 the same ×1 was this ×1

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this — Most natural, all-purpose demonstrative for nearby referents.

that — Use when referent is more remote or has been previously mentioned.

the same — Emphasizes identity or continuity with something already stated.

such — Useful when generalizing from the specific referent.

this very — Adds emphasis; highlights the precise referent in context.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9304 H479 H1791

אִלֵּךְ demonstrative pronoun plural these (plural of דֵּךְ, q. v.: Egyptian Aramaic אלך (Cooke²⁰⁷ RES³⁶¹ B S-C^{Pap. E 6}+): with hâ prefixed, Old Syriac , feminine Nö^{§ 67}, M^{§ 82} Burkitt^{Evang. da-Mepharreshe ii.42, Christian-Palestinian} Aramaic (masculine and feminine) Schw^{Idioticon 24}; compare Arabic , Ethiopic : Di^Lex.1057: the demonstrative affix ך as in דֵּךְ, , etc.; W^{CG 110}); — these, גֻּבְרַיָּא אִלֵּךְ these men, Dan 3:12; Dan 3:13; Dan 3:21; Dan 3:22; Dan 3:23; Dan 3:27; Dan 6:6; Dan 6:12; Dan 6:16; Dan 6:25; Ezra 4:21; Ezra 16:8b; also Ezra 5:9; Ezra 6:8a.

BDB9447 H1791 H479

דֵּךְ demonstrative pronoun masculine this, feminine דָּח; only Ezra; Daniel uses דִּכֵּן (Egyptian and Cappadocian Aramaic זך (CIS^{ii. 151 RŠS:361} B S-C^Pap. (feminine דכא, דכי ib.^{F 6, 9}), Lzb^{Eph. i. 67}); ᵑ7 דֵּיכֵי, feminine דָּח; Arabic ; Ethiopic From זֶה, דָּא (feminine), with the affix ך (W^{CG 110}), thus literally = German dieser da. The plural is אִלֵּח, q. v.); — this (always after its substantive), Ezra 5:16 שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר דֵח, vEzra 5:17 בֵּיתאֱֿלָהָא דֵח, Ezra 6:7; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:12 feminine Ezra 4:13; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:16 (twice in verse); Ezra 4:19; Ezra 4:21 all קִרְיְתָא דָח, Ezra 5:8.

BDB9448 H1797 H1791

דִּכֵּן demonstrative pronoun common this, that; only Daniel; Ezra uses דֵח (דֵּח + demonstrative affix. n, W^{CG 111}); — Dan 2:31 ׳צַלְמָא ד, Dan 7:20; Dan 7:21 ׳קַרְנָא ד.

Strong's Definition H1791

this, same

dēk

this

this

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א

Root word builded, build, building, built, make

Dictionary form: בְּנָא · beh-NAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vui3fs

Verb — Hithpeel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person feminine singular passive / reflexive of the simple stem (Aramaic) not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

תִּתְבְּנֵא

Speech Verb Stem Hithpeel Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Feminine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: be builded

be builded ×4 builded ×4 to build ×3 you to build ×2 and build ×1 and they builded ×1 build ×1 building ×1

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build — Most versatile; fits narrative, legal, and instructional contexts.

construct — More formal; suits architectural or official decrees.

erect — Emphasizes the act of raising a structure upright.

rebuild — Use when context implies restoration of a prior structure.

establish — Captures figurative sense of founding or setting something firm.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9378 H1124 H1129

[בְּבָה, בְּנָא] verb build (Biblical Hebrew בָּנָה); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix 3 masculine singular בְּנָ֫הִי Ezra 5:11 1 singular suffix בֶּנַיְתַהּ Dan 4:27 Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִבְנוֺן Ezra 6:7 Infinitive לְמִבְנֵא Ezra 5:2 +, לְמִבְבְיָה vEzra 5:9 (read לְמִבְנֵא M^{§ 64 u} or < לְמִבְנֵה, so S-C^{A 8. 64}), לִבְּנֵא (read לְמִבְנֵא Str^{§ 23 l} M^l.c.) vEzra 5:3 vEzra 5:13 Participle active plural בָּנַ֫יִן Ezra 4:12 +; passive בְּנֵה Ezra 5:11 (see on forms K^{§ 47, Belsp. pass}.); — build: with accusative of temple Ezra 5:2; Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:9; Ezra 5:11; Ezra 5:13; Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:7; Ezra 6:8, so Ezra 5:4 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb); passive of temple vEzra 5:11 with accusative of city Ezra 4:12; Dan 4:27 absolute Ezra 6:14 (twice in verse). Hithpe`el be built: Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתְבְּנֵא of temple Ezra 5:15; Ezra 6:3 3 feminine singular תִּתְבְּנֵא of city vEzra 6:13 vEzra 6:16 vEzra 6:21 Participle מִתְבְּנֵא of temple Ezra 5:8 (with accusative mater.), vEzra 5:16.

Strong's Definition H1124

builded, build, building, built, make

bĕnāʾ

to build

to build

(P'al) to build

Variations 16 forms of this word

Translations 13 English renderings

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וְ שׁוּרַיָּ ֖ה

וְ

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

שׁוּרַיָּ

Root word walls

֖ה

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: שׁוּר · shoor

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncmpd/Td

Noun — Common, masculine plural, determined state plural — usually add "-s"; determined — includes "the" (Aramaic)

וְ	Speech Conjunction
שׁוּרַיָּ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Determined
ה	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: and the walls

again and the walls ×1 and the walls ×1 the walls ×1

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wall — Most common rendering; broad structural sense.

rampart — Emphasizes defensive fortification context.

city wall — Clarifies urban/defensive setting when context demands.

fortification — Broader term; use when wall is part of a larger defense system.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9943 H7791 H7792

[שׁוּר] noun masculine wall (compare Biblical Hebrew II. שׁוּר id.; Egyptian Aramaic שור RŠS^{361 A 5; B 1}); — plural emphatic שׁוּרַיָּה Ezra 4:16, אָ֯ vEzra 4:13 vEzra 4:12 read ׳שׁוּרַיָּא שׁ Qr, for ׳שׁורי אשׁ Kt.

Strong's Definition H7792

walls

šûr

a wall (as going about)

wall

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 3 English renderings

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יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן

Root word up, finished

Dictionary form: כְּלַל · keh-LAHL

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vti3mp

Verb — Hishtaphel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine plural reflexive — "to bow oneself down" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"

יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְלוּן

Speech Verb Stem Hishtaphel Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Plural

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In the KJV here: set up

and to make up ×2 and finished ×1 and have set up ×1 and set up ×1 set up ×1 thereof set up ×1

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complete — Broadest fit; suits finishing a construction project.

finish — Natural modern verb for bringing work to an end.

erect — Prefer when the object is a structure being raised up.

build up — Emphasizes incremental assembly toward completion.

restore — Use when context implies repair or re-establishment.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9611 H3634 H3635

[כְּלַל] verb complete (see Biblical Hebrew I. [כָּלַל]; but ׳שַׁכ perhaps loan-word from Assyrian šuklulu, ušaklil, uštaklil, DI^{WB 331,} compare שֵׁיוֵב, שֵׁיצֵא and Buhl¹⁴); —

Shaph`el of building: Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix שַׁכְלְלֵהּ Ezra 5:11 he finished it; 3 masculine plural שַׁכְלִלוּ Ezra 6:14, also (with accusative of thing) Ezra 4:12 (Kt שׁודי אשׁכללו, read Qr) ׳שׁוּרַיָא שׁ; Infinitive לְהַשְׁכְּלָלָה, accusative of thing Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:9. Ishtaph. be completed, of walls; Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִשְׁתַּכְלְלוּן Ezra 4:13; Ezra 4:16.

Strong's Definition H3635

up, finished

kĕlal

to complete

to finish, complete

(Shaphel) to finish

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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מִנְדָּֽה

Root word toll, tribute

Dictionary form: מִדָּה · mid-DAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsa

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

מִנְדָּֽה

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: toll

toll ×2 and toll ×1 the tribute ×1

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toll — Modernized from KJV; standard term for a transit levy.

tribute — Modernized from KJV; implies payment to a superior power.

tax — Broad, familiar term; good for general contexts.

levy — Formal register; suits official or legal contexts.

duty — Emphasizes obligatory payment, e.g. customs or import duty.

tariff — Best when trade or commerce is explicitly in view.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9671 H4061 H4060

מִנְדָּה, מִדָּה (?) noun feminine tribute (Assyrian loan-word, compare Biblical Hebrew II. [מִדָּה]); — absolute ׳מִנ Ezra 4:13; Ezra 7:24 + Ezra 4:20 Baer (van d. H. Gi Str מִדָּה); construct מִדַּת Ezra 6:8.

מַנְדַּע see ידע.

Strong's Definition H4061

toll, tribute

middâ

tribute in money

tribute

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 3 English renderings

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בְל֤וֹ

Root word tribute

Dictionary form: בְּלוֹ · beh-LOH

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

בְלוֹ

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: tribute

tribute ×3

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tribute — Most direct equivalent; payment to a ruling power.

tax — Broader modern term; suits administrative or fiscal contexts.

levy — Formal imposition by authority; good for legal or official texts.

toll — Implies transit or usage fee; use when movement is in view.

tariff — Best for trade or customs contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9375 H1093

בְּלוֺ noun [masculine] tribute (loan-word from Assyrian biltu, √ ובל, according to most modern; but Scheft⁸⁰ compare Old Iranian bali, tribute, Old Persian * bari, payment in kind, so (in Babylonian bara) Mey^{G.d.Altert.iii.88} Scheft^{MGWJ 47 (1903), 316} Buhl^{14 'vielleicht'}); — absolute מִנְדְּה וַהֲלָח ׳ב Ezra 4:13; Ezra 4:20; Ezra 7:24.

Strong's Definition H1093

tribute

bĕlô

excise (on articles consumed)

tribute

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

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וַ ֽהֲלָךְ֙

וַ

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

ֽהֲלָךְ֙

Root word custom

Dictionary form: הֲלָךְ · huh-LOKE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

וַ	Speech Conjunction
הֲלָךְ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: and custom

and custom ×2 or custom ×1

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toll — Best for transit/trade tax contexts; precise and modern

duty — General tax obligation; suits formal or legal registers

levy — Emphasizes an imposed charge; slightly more forceful tone

tax — Broadest modern term; use when specificity is unnecessary

tariff — Ideal when trade or import context is explicit

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9465 H1888 H1887 H1983

הֵא demonstrative particle, prefixed idiomatically to כְּ for greater definiteness, literally behold like (Biblical Hebrew הֵא, see הָא above), only in הֵאכְּֿ דִי Dan 2:43 הֵאכְּֿ דִי פַרְזְלָא לָא מִתְעָרַב like as iron doth not mingle with clay (compare
a. ᵑ7^Onk הָא כְמַיָּא Gen 49:4, so ᵑ7^Jon ׳הא כ Isa 5:28; Isa 9:4 + often; ᵑ7^Jer ׳הֵי כ Gen 26:4; Gen 26:18; Gen 26:22 + often; הֵיח Ps 2:9; Ps 5:10; Ps 5:13 +, also pleonastic ׳הֵיח כְּ Ps 22:14; Ps 22:15; Ps 22:17 + often
b. Palmyrene הֵיח as (Lzb²⁵⁹), as היך בנמוסא as (is) in the law (Cooke³²¹; so ᵑ7^Jer Ps 2:9, etc.), הֵיח דִּי conjecture (like Daniel הֵא כְּ דִי: = Hebrew כַּאֲשֶׁר), as היך די גבא like as he levied, Cooke^{Tariff ii. b 12. 18, c 14. 17. 21. 26} [ᵑ7^{Onk Jon} for כַּאֲשֶׁר have ׳כְּמָא דְ, ᵑ7^Jer ׳הֵיכְמָא דְ, ᵑ6. ]. It is dubious whether הֵא כְּ דִי belongs to a (notice especially ᵑ7^Jon) or b: Schulth^{ZAW 1902, 164 f.} to
b. reading הֵאח דִּי (but א rare and late: D (2) § 45. 1); Nes^{OLtz. 1892, 488} from הֵיח (see Biblical Hebrew) how ?).

BDB9474 H1983

הֲלָךְ (K^{§ 57 a})) noun [masculine] toll; — Ezra 4:13; Ezra 4:20; Ezra 7:24.

Strong's Definition H1983

custom

hălok

properly, a journey, i.e., (by implication) toll on goods at a road

toll, custom duty, tribute

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

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Word Parts

לָ֣א

Particle not

Dictionary form: לָא · law

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Tn

Particle — Negative

לָא	Speech Particle Type Negative

In English

In the KJV here: again then will they not

not ×18 nor ×8 no ×6 shall not ×4 without ×4 is not ×3 neither ×3 are not ×2

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not — Standard negation; fits most contexts naturally.

no — Use before nouns or as a standalone negative reply.

nor — Connects two negative clauses or items.

never — Emphasizes total absence across time or circumstance.

nothing — Use when negating an implied object or quantity.

without — Preferable when negating accompaniment or condition.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9632 H3808 H3809

לָא (לָה Dan 4:32) adverb not (Biblical Hebrew לא; Aramaic of Têma, Egyptian, etc., לא; Nerab ל (Lzb³⁰¹ Cook^{G1. 67}); ᵑ7 לָא; Syriac ); — not Jer 10:11; Dan 2:5; Dan 2:9; Dan 2:10, etc.; before a participle (so rarely in Biblical Hebrew, 1 b c), Dan 2:27; Dan 2:43; Dan 3:16; Dan 4:4; Dan 4:6; Dan 4:15 +, so v.Dan 4:32 וְכָלדָּֿאְרֵי אַרְעָא כְּלָה חֲשׁיבִין; are as men not accounted of (so Bev Behrm Marti, compare Isa 53:8 ᵑ7 בסירין ולא חשׁיבין; > most 'accounted as nothing,' for which no analogy, yet compare Ps 39:6 ᵑ7); followed by אִיתַי, see אִיתַי. With infinitive and לְ Dan 6:9 דִּי לָא לִהַשְׁנָיָה which it is not to alter = which is not to be altered (compare v.Dan 6:16), Ezra 6:8 (K^{§ 67, 1} Dr^{§ 202, 2}.; compare Isa 35:6 ᵑ7, D^{Aramaic Dialektproben, p. 1}). With interr. הֲלָא Dan 3:24; Dan 4:27; Dan 6:13.

BDB9640 H3809 H3861 H518 H2006 H3808 H3588

1. after a negative (= Biblical Hebrew כִּי אִם, q. v.):
a. except Dan 2:11; Dan 3:28; Dan 6:6; Dan 6:8.
b. but (German sondern) Dan 2:30.

2. without a negative: however, but Ezra 5:12.

Strong's Definition H3809

not, no, nor, without, none, …

lāʾ

no, not

no, not, nothing

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 35 English renderings

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יִנְתְּנ֔וּן

Root word giveth, bestow, give, pay

Dictionary form: נְתַן · neh-TAHN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqi3mp

Verb — Peal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine plural simple action (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Qal not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"

יִנְתְּנוּן

Speech Verb Stem Peal Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Plural

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In the KJV here: pay

and giveth ×3 bestow ×1 he would give ×1 pay ×1 to bestow ×1

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give — Most versatile; suits most general contexts.

grant — Implies authority or favor from the giver.

bestow — Formal register; gifts conferred with dignity.

pay — Use when the giving settles a debt or obligation.

hand over — Emphasizes physical transfer or delivery.

present — Suitable for ceremonial or official giving.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9726 H5414 H5415

[נְתַן] verb give (see Biblical Hebrew; ᵑ7 rare; Old Aramaic נתן, Imperfect ינתן, so Nabataean; Zinjirli, Palmyrene יתן; Egyptian Aramaic Imperfect אנתן, ינתן, etc., S-C^{Pap. A 7} +, plural suffix תנתנונה ib.^{J 9, Infinitive} למנתן S-C^{C 6, 9}+); —

Pe`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִנְתִּןֿ (K^{§ 42}) Dan 2:16, suffix יִתְּנִנַּהּ Dan 4:15 +; 2 masculine singular תִּנְתֵּן Ezra 7:20 3 masculine plural יִנְתְּנוּן Ezra 4:13 Infinitive לְמִנְתַּ֑ן Ezra 7:20 —

1. give, subject God, with suffix of thing + ל person, Dan 4:14; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:29.

2. of man, give, allow, accusative time, Dan 2:16.

3. give, pay, accusative of thing, Ezra 4:13; Ezra 7:20 (+ מִן of source), absolute vEzra 7:20.

Strong's Definition H5415

giveth, bestow, give, pay

nĕtan

give

to give

(P'al)

to give

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

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Word Parts

וְ אַפְּתֹ֥ם

וְ

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

אַפְּתֹ֥ם

Root word revenue

Dictionary form: אַפְּתֹם · ap-peh-TOME

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

וְ	Speech Conjunction
אַפְּתֹם	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

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In the KJV here: the revenue

the revenue ×1

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revenue — Closest modern equivalent; standard financial term.

income — Broader term; suits general or less formal contexts.

treasury funds — Emphasizes state/royal ownership of collected money.

tax receipts — Highlights collected taxes as the source of revenue.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9335 H674

אַפְּתֹם or אַפְּתוֺם (so editions: > Gi Baer from MSS, אַפְּתֹס) Ezra 4:13 מַלְכִים ׳וְא תְּהַנְוִק; of uncertain meaning: Thes Naug^{JBW 1853, 156} in the end (from Pahlavi afdom, Persian end); Scheft⁷⁹ treasuries (from Zend pathm¹, plural of pathma, treasury, √ path, to fill up), will endamage the treasuries of kings.

[אֶצְבַּע] see צכע. אַרְבַּע see רבע.

Strong's Definition H674

revenue

ʾappĕtōm

revenue; others at the last

treasury, treasuries

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

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מַלְכִ֖ים

Root word king, kings, royal

Dictionary form: מֶלֶךְ · meh-LEK

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmpa

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

מַלְכִים

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: of the kings

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9662 H4429 H4430

Strong's Definition H4430

king, kings, royal

melek

a king

king

Variations 15 forms of this word

Translations 35 English renderings

Kings

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תְּהַנְזִֽק

Root word damage, endamage, hurt, hurtful

Dictionary form: נְזַק · neh-DZAHK

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vhi3ms

Verb — Haphel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular causative (Aramaic) — like Hebrew Hiphil not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

תְּהַנְזִֽק

Speech Verb Stem Haphel Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In the KJV here: and so thou shalt endamage

and hurtful ×1 and so thou shalt endamage ×1 damage ×1 to the hurt ×1

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damage — Most direct modern equivalent; fits legal and physical contexts.

harm — Broader, natural in narrative or relational settings.

injury — Prefer when bodily or tangible loss is in view.

loss — Suits financial or economic damage contexts well.

harmful — Adjectival use; when the lemma functions as a predicate.

detrimental — Formal register; good for legal or official discourse.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9702 H5142

[נְזַק] verb suffer injury (ᵑ7 id.; Assyrian nazâ‡u, injure; on combination with Arabic impair, see Ba^{ES 51} Frä^{BAS iii. 81}); —

Pe`al Participle נָזִ֑ק Dan 6:3. Haph`el injure: Imperfect 3 feminine singular תְּהַנְזִ֑ק (K^{§ 33, 2}) Ezra 4:13 (accusative of person). Participle active f. construct מְהַנְזְקַת מַלְכְין vEzra 4:15 Infinitive construct ׳לְהַנְזָתַ מ vEzra 4:22 (K^ib. d); M^{§ 48} c קֻת-).

Strong's Definition H5142

damage, endamage, hurt, hurtful

nĕzaq

to suffer (causatively, inflict) loss

to suffer injury

(P'al) to suffer injury

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

Ezra 4:12

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Ezra 4:14