Ezra 6:4

נִדְבָּכִ֞ין דִּי אֶ֤בֶן גְּלָל֙ תְּלָתָ֔א וְנִדְבָּ֖ךְ דִּי אָ֣ע חֲדַ֑ת וְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔א מִן בֵּ֥ית מַלְכָּ֖א תִּתְיְהִֽב
With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expences be given out of the king's house:
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

נִדְבָּכִ֞ין
נִדְבָּכִ֞ין
Root word row, rows
Dictionary form: נִדְבָּךְ · nid-BOKE

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

In the KJV here: rows
and a row ×1 rows ×1
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course — Standard architectural term for a horizontal layer of stones.
row — Simple, clear; good for general or non-technical contexts.
layer — Emphasizes horizontal stacking; suits timber or mixed materials.
tier — Implies ordered levels; useful for decorative or formal structures.

BDB9693 H5073

BDB9692 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9694

נִדְבָּךְ noun masculine row or layer, course (ᵑ7 Late Hebrew id.; Late Hebrew also מִדְבָּךְ id. (LevyNHWB iii. 23), compare as loan-word Frä12; borrowed from Assyrian nadbaku, mountain-slope according to DlPr 150 (compare BaZA ii. 115 f. HptGN 1883, 96; BAS i. 8.15), but meaning not very suitable NöZMG xi (1886), 733 MeyEntst. J. 46); — absolute ׳נ Ezra 6:4, plural נִדְבָּכִין vEzra 6:4.

row, rows
nidbok
a layer (of building materials)
  • row, layer, course (of stones)

דִּי
דִּי
Particle who, which, that
Dictionary form: דִּי · dee

Particle — Relative

In the KJV here: of
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.

BDB9440 H1768 H2088 H834

BDB9439 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9441

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 (Lzb267. 446 RES361 S-CPap. 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 SACG1 62, 63 Cooke369 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

BDB9602 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9604

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).

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
    • "(mark of genitive) that of, which belongs to, that"(conj) that, because

אֶ֤בֶן
אֶ֤בֶן
Root word stone, stones
Dictionary form: אֶבֶן · eh-BEN

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: stones
stones ×2 a stone ×1 and of stone ×1 and stone ×1 for them and the stone ×1 stone ×1 the stone ×1
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stone — General default; works for most contexts.
rock — Prefer for large, immovable or natural formations.
boulder — Use for notably large, heavy stones.
pebble — Use for small, loose stones or gravel contexts.
gemstone — Suitable when precious or decorative stones are meant.
tablet — Use specifically for inscribed or written stone slabs.

BDB9268 H68 H69

BDB9267 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9269

אֶ֫בֶן noun feminineDan 2:34 stone (Biblical Hebrew id.); — absolute׳א Dan 2:34 +; emphatic אַבְנָא vDan 2:35 —

1. a (the) stone Dan 2:34; Dan 2:35; Dan 2:45; Dan 6:18.
2. stone, material of idols Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23 of buildings Ezra 5:8; Ezra 6:4.

stone, stones
ʾeben
a stone
  • stone
    • a (the) stone
      • "stone, material of idols and buildings

גְּלָל֙
גְּלָל֙
Root word great
Dictionary form: גְּלָל · ɡeh-LAWL

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: great
great ×1 with great ×1
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great — Modernized from KJV; broad, versatile default choice.
large — Emphasizes physical or measurable size.
mighty — Highlights power or imposing force.
massive — Stresses impressive scale or bulk.
immense — Conveys overwhelming magnitude; elevated register.

BDB9414 H1560

BDB9413 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9415

גְּלָל noun [masculine] rolling; — absolute ׳אֶבֶן ג Ezra 5:8; Ezra 6:4 stones of rolling, too heavy for carrying.

great
gĕlāl
weight or size (as if rolled)
  • rolling

תְּלָתָ֔א
תְּלָתָ֔א
Root word three, third
Dictionary form: תְּלָת · teh-LAWT

Adjective — Cardinal Number, both singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: with three
three ×7 and it had three ×1 the third ×1 whom there were three ×1 with three ×1
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three — Standard cardinal number; most broadly useful.
trio — Collective noun; suits literary or thematic contexts.
third — Ordinal use; prefer when indicating sequence or rank.
threefold — Emphasizes multiplicity or repetition in a set.

BDB10000 H8532 H7969

BDB9999 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB10001

תְּלָת noun masculine, תְּלָתָה feminine, three (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew שָׁלשָֽׁ, שִׁלשָׁה); —

masculine תְּלָת before feminine plural noun Dan 7:5 feminine noun omitted vDan 7:8 vDan 7:20 feminine תְּלָתָה before masculine plural noun after, Dan 3:24; Dan 6:3; Dan 6:11; Dan 6:14, so אָ֯ Ezra 6:4 יוֺם תְּלָתָה Ezra 6:15 third day; suffix תְּלָתֵּהוֺן (K§ 65, Anm,1) Dan 3:23 the three of them.

three, third
tĕlāt
three or third
  • three
    • three (cardinal number)
      • "third (ordinal number)

וְ נִדְבָּ֖ךְ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
נִדְבָּ֖ךְ
Root word row, rows
Dictionary form: נִדְבָּךְ · nid-BOKE

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and a row
and a row ×1 rows ×1
More options
course — Standard architectural term for a horizontal layer of stones.
row — Simple, clear; good for general or non-technical contexts.
layer — Emphasizes horizontal stacking; suits timber or mixed materials.
tier — Implies ordered levels; useful for decorative or formal structures.

BDB9693 H5073

BDB9692 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9694

נִדְבָּךְ noun masculine row or layer, course (ᵑ7 Late Hebrew id.; Late Hebrew also מִדְבָּךְ id. (LevyNHWB iii. 23), compare as loan-word Frä12; borrowed from Assyrian nadbaku, mountain-slope according to DlPr 150 (compare BaZA ii. 115 f. HptGN 1883, 96; BAS i. 8.15), but meaning not very suitable NöZMG xi (1886), 733 MeyEntst. J. 46); — absolute ׳נ Ezra 6:4, plural נִדְבָּכִין vEzra 6:4.

row, rows
nidbok
a layer (of building materials)
  • row, layer, course (of stones)

דִּי
דִּי
Particle who, which, that
Dictionary form: דִּי · dee

Particle — Relative

In the KJV here: of
that ×88 of ×60 which ×52 whom ×9 whose ×7 for ×6 and whereas ×4 and whom ×3
More options
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.

BDB9440 H1768 H2088 H834

BDB9439 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9441

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 (Lzb267. 446 RES361 S-CPap. 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 SACG1 62, 63 Cooke369 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

BDB9602 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9604

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).

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
    • "(mark of genitive) that of, which belongs to, that"(conj) that, because

אָ֣ע
אָ֣ע
Root word timber, wood
Dictionary form: אָע · aw

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: timber
and timber ×1 let timber ×1 of wood ×1 timber ×1 wood ×1
More options
wood — Most versatile; suits material or substance contexts.
timber — Prefer for construction or structural beam contexts.
lumber — Good for processed, cut wood ready for building.
plank — Use when individual boards or beams are in view.
log — Suits raw, unprocessed wooden pieces.

BDB9330 H636 H6086

BDB9329 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9331

אָע noun masculineEzra 5:8 wood (so ᵑ7, for עָע; Egyptian Aramaic עק S-CH5; Biblical Hebrew עֵץ, √ II. עצה); —

1. absolute ׳א timber, for building Ezra 5:8; Ezra 6:4 beam vEzra 6:11.
2. emphatic אָעָא wood, material of idols Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23.

timber, wood
ʾāʿ
a tree or wood
  • wood, beam, timber

חֲדַ֑ת
חֲדַ֑ת
Root word new
Dictionary form: חֲדָת · huh-DAWT

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: new
new ×1
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new — Most natural, broadly applicable modern rendering.
fresh — Emphasizes novelty or recent origin; good for contexts.
recent — Highlights something just made or arrived; formal tone.
renewed — Useful when something is restored or made new again.

BDB9509 H2319 H2323

BDB9508 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9510

חֲדַ֑ת adjective new (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew חדשׁ); — ׳ח Ezra 6:4.

new
ḥădāt
new
  • new

וְ נִ֨פְקְתָ ֔א
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
נִ֨פְקְתָ
Root word expences
֔א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: נִפְקָא · nip-KAW

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

In the KJV here: and let the expences
and let the expences ×1 expences ×1
More options
expense — Standard modern term; most universally understood.
cost — Concise; suits budgetary or administrative contexts.
expenditure — More formal; fits official decrees or records.
outlay — Emphasizes money paid out; slightly technical register.
disbursement — Legal/financial register; good for royal or official edicts.

BDB9715 H5313

BDB9714 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9716

[נִפְקָה] noun feminine outlay; — emphatic נִפְקְתָא Ezra 6:4; Ezra 6:8.

expences
nipqāʾ
an outgo, i.e., expense
  • outlay, expense

מִן
מִן
Preposition of, from, part, because, after, …
Dictionary form: מִן · min

Preposition

In the KJV here: out of
from ×23 of ×19 out of ×8 from me ×3 of thee ×3 thee from ×3 and i ×2 and part ×2
More options
from — Core spatial/temporal origin; broadest default choice.
out of — Emphasizes emergence or separation from a source.
of — Partitive or genitive relationship; less directional than 'from'.
because of — Prefer when מִן expresses cause or reason.
than — Use in comparative constructions.
since — Temporal use; marks a starting point in time.

BDB9670 H4481 H4480

BDB9669 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9671

מִן preposition from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than (Biblical Hebrew and general Aramaic id.); — rarely assimilated, as in Hebrew, see Dan 6:5 מִצַּד, Ezra 5:11; Ezra 6:14 suffix מִנִּי, מִנָּךְ 3 masculine מִנֵּהּ, feminine מִנַּהּ Dan 2:42; Dan 7:24 3 masculine plural מִנְּהוֺן (so Palmyrene Tariff ii. a 34; Nabataean, Egyptian Aramaic מנהם, CookeNo. 89. 6, S-CPap. A 10) Dan 2:33 (twice in verse); Dan 2:41 (twice in verse); Dan 2:42 (twice in verse) Kt (Qr each time feminine מִנְּהֵן), Dan 6:3 (twice in verse); —

1. of place:
  a. from, Dan 4:10; Dan 4:11; Dan 4:28; Dan 7:4 +, מִן תַּמָּה Ezra 6:6 figurative on the side or part of (compare Biblical Hebrew 1 c) Dan 6:5 מִצַּד מַלְכוּתָא.
  b. out of, Dan 3:15; Dan 3:26; Dan 5:2; Dan 7:3, etc.
  c. (coming) from Dan 2:35, away from, Dan 2:45; Dan 4:11; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:28; Jer 10:11.
  d. to ask or exact of a person, Dan 2:16; Dan 2:49 +; Ezra 7:26 to deliver from Dan 6:21.
2. a. of the source (Biblical Hebrew 2 b), as to be fed from Dan 4:9 or author (ib. d), מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם = by me is a decree made, Dan 3:29; Dan 4:3 (Dan 6:27 מִןקֳֿדָמַי), Ezra 4:19 +, compare Ezra 5:17 מִנַּי = on my part Dan 2:5; Dan 2:8 (see אַזְדָּא).
  b. of the immediate cause, as a result of, by, Dan 4:22 (= ב v.Dan 4:12 v.Dan 4:20), v.Dan 4:30; Dan 5:21: so with a verb of fearing Dan 5:19.
  c. of the remoter cause, by reason of (Biblical Hebrew 2 f ), Dan 5:19 מִןרְֿבוּתָא, Dan 7:11 so מִןדִּֿי, see דִּי
3. d. of the norm (compare Biblical Hebrew 2 g) = at, according to, Ezra 6:14 ׳מִןטַֿעַם אֱלָהּ יִשׂ at the decree of, etc., Ezra 7:23; Dan 2:8 מִןיַֿצִּיב according to certainty, vDan 2:47 מִןקְֿשֹׁט.
3. partitively (Biblical Hebrew 3), Dan 6:3 חַד מִנְּהוֺן, Dan 7:8; Dan 7:16; Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13 (some) of Dan 2:41 מִןנִֿצְבְּתָא; מִנְּהוֺן מִ֗֗֗נְּהוֺן some . . . others of them Dan 2:33; Dan 2:41; Dan 2:42a; so vDan 2:42b מִ֗֗֗נַּהּ.
4. of time, from, Dan 2:20 (מִן ֗֗֗ וְעַד), Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:19 see also אְדַיִן and דַּי
4.
5. in comparisons, different from Dan 7:3; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:19; Dan 7:23; Dan 7:24, beyond, more than Dan 2:30; Dan 2:39; Dan 6:30; Dan 7:20 end; Dan 4:13 לִבְבֵהּ מִןאֲֿנָשָׁא יְשַׁנּוֺן let his heart be changed away from man's (Biblical Hebrew 7 b b; Isa 52:14).
6. compounds: — see לְוָת, קֳדָס, [קַדְמָה], תְּחוֺת.

מְנֵא see מנה. below

of, from, part, because, after, …
min
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of
  • from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
    • from, out of (of place)
      • "from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source)"from (of time)"beyond, more than (in comparisons)

בֵּ֥ית
בֵּ֥ית
Root word house, houses
Dictionary form: בַּיִת · ba-YIT

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: house
house ×17 the house ×6 for the house ×4 of the house ×3 his house ×2 and let his house ×1 and let the house ×1 and their houses ×1
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house — Most versatile; fits nearly every context.
home — Emphasizes family warmth or personal residence.
household — Highlights the people/family unit within the house.
dwelling — Slightly formal; stresses the place of habitation.
palace — Use when the referent is a royal or grand residence.
temple — Use specifically for בֵּית יְהוָה, God's house/sanctuary.

BDB9372 H1004 H1005

BDB9371 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9373

[בַּ֫יִת]44 noun masculineEzra 6:7 house (Biblical Hebrew בַּ֫יִת); — emphatic בַּיְתָ֫א Ezra 5:3 +, תָ֫ה- Ezra 5:12; Ezra 6:15 construct בֵּית(ֿׅ Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:2 +; suffix בַּיְתִי Dan 4:1 (Baern., compare M§ 76 c; van d. H. Gi בֵּיתִי), בַּיְהֵתּ Dan 2:17 +; plural suffix בָּֽתֵּיכוֺן Dan 2:5 —

1. house, of men : Ezra 6:11 (twice in verse); Dan 2:5; Dan 2:17; Dan 3:29; Dan 6:11 of king Ezra 6:4; Dan 4:4, מִשְׁתְּיָא ׳ב Dan 5:10, גִּנְוַיָא דִּי מִלְכָּא ׳ב Ezra 5:17, compare Ezra 7:20 = ׳סִפְרַיָא וגו ׳ב Ezra 6:1 מִלְכוּ ׳ב Ezra 4:30 royal residence (of Babylonian ).
2. house of God, temple at Jerusalem Dan 5:3; Dan 5:23; Ezra 4:24 + 28 t. Ezra.

house, houses
bayit
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
  • house (of men)
    • "house (of God)

מַלְכָּ ֖א
מַלְכָּ
Root word king, kings, royal
֖א
Prefix — article the
Dictionary form: מֶלֶךְ · meh-LEK

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

In the KJV here: 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.

BDB9662 H4429 H4430

BDB9661 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9663

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 Cooke71.3, of Xerxes]; מַלְכִין Dan 7:17 = kingdoms, compare מַלְכוּ vDan 7:23).

king, kings, royal
melek
a king
  • king

תִּתְיְהִֽב
תִּתְיְהִֽב
Root word given, gave, give, giveth, laid, …
Dictionary form: יְהַב · yeh-HAHB

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)"

In the KJV here: be given
and given ×2 be given ×2 given ×2 was given to it ×2 and gave a great ×1 and laid ×1 and there was given ×1 and they shall be given ×1
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give — Most versatile; covers commands, narration, and general sense.
grant — Prefer when a superior bestows something formally or officially.
hand over — Emphasizes physical transfer or delivery to a recipient.
pay — Best when the context involves tribute, wages, or settlement.
extend — Use for abstract giving such as prolonging time or life.
yield — Suits contexts of surrendering, producing, or conceding something.

BDB9573 H3051 H3052

BDB9572 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9574

יְהַב verb give (ᵑ7 Syriac; compare Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳י Ezra 5:12 +; 2 masculine singular יְהַבְתְּ Dan 2:23 3 masculine plural וִיהַ֫בוּ Dan 3:28 Imperative masculine singular הַב (K§ 11. 3. a)) Dan 5:17 Participle active יָהֵב Dan 2:21, plural יָָֽהֲבִין Dan 6:3 —
1. give, accusative of thing + ל person Dan 2:48; Dan 5:17, also (subject God) Dan 2:21; Dan 2:23; Dan 2:37; Dan 2:38; Dan 5:18; Dan 5:19 give report Dan 6:3 (ל person); give over, accusative of person + בְּיַד (יַד
2.) Ezra 5:12 (subject God); give up, surrender Dan 3:28 (one's body, accusative).
2. place, lay foundations Ezra 5:16 (Nabataean also place Cooke102, 1. 6 SACJQ 1904, 274; see
2. SchulthLex; and ZAW xxii (1902), 162; compare DWB 171). Pe`il (WCG 224), be given, subject thing, with ל person: 3 masculine singular יְהִיב Ezra 7:4; Ezra 7:6, יְהִב vEzra 7:14 vEzra 7:22, 3 feminine singular יְהִיבַת Ezra 5:28; Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:27 3 masculine plural וִיהִ֫יבוּ Ezra 5:14 be given up (ל of flame) Dan 7:11. Hithpe`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתְיְהֵב Dan 4:13, 3 feminine singular תִּתְיְה֑ב Ezra 6:4 3 masculine plural יִתְיַהֲבוּן Dan 7:25 Participle מִתְיְהֵב Ezra 4:20; Ezra 6:9, feminine singular מִתְיִהֲבָא vEzra 6:8, plural בין- Ezra 7:19 —
1. be given, subject thing, ל person Dan 4:13; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:19 be given over, subject person בִּידֵהּ (יַד
2.) Dan 7:25.
2. be paid, of cost Ezra 6:4 (מִן of source), vEzra 6:8 (ל person), toll Ezra 4:20 (ל person).

given, gave, give, giveth, laid, …
yĕhab
to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
  • to give, provide
    • (P'al)
      • to give
        • "to place, lay (foundations)
      (Hithp'al)
      • to be given
        • "to be paid

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
נִדְבָּכִ֞ין דִּי אֶ֤בֶן גְּלָל֙ Pashta — a lesser break תְּלָתָ֔א Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וְנִדְבָּ֖ךְ Tipeha — a lesser break דִּי אָ֣ע חֲדַ֑ת Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔א Zaqef Qatan — a strong break מִן בֵּ֥ית מַלְכָּ֖א Tipeha — a lesser break תִּתְיְהִֽב Silluq — end of the verse

נִדְבָּכִין דִּי-אֶבֶן גְּלָל תְּלָתָא וְנִדְבָּךְ דִּי-אָע חֲדַת וְנִפְקְתָא מִן-בֵּית מַלְכָּא תִּתְיְהִֽב׃
4
With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expences be given out of the king's house:
Cross References

1 Kings 6:36

וַיִּבֶן אֶת-הֶֽחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִית שְׁלֹשָׁה טוּרֵי גָזִית וְטוּר כְּרֻתֹת אֲרָזִֽים׃
36
And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

Psalms 68:29

מֵֽהֵיכָלֶךָ עַל-יְרוּשָׁלִָם לְךָ יוֹבִילוּ מְלָכִים שָֽׁי׃
29
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

Isaiah 60:6

שִֽׁפְעַת גְּמַלִּים תְּכַסֵּךְ בִּכְרֵי מִדְיָן וְעֵיפָה כֻּלָּם מִשְּׁבָא יָבֹאוּ זָהָב וּלְבוֹנָה יִשָּׂאוּ וּתְהִלֹּת יְהוָה יְבַשֵּֽׂרוּ׃
6
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.

Psalms 72:10

מַלְכֵי תַרְשִׁישׁ וְאִיִּים מִנְחָה יָשִׁיבוּ מַלְכֵי שְׁבָא וּסְבָא אֶשְׁכָּר יַקְרִֽיבוּ׃
10
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Ezra 7:20

וּשְׁאָר חַשְׁחוּת בֵּית אֱלָהָךְ דִּי יִפֶּל-לָךְ לְמִנְתַּן תִּנְתֵּן מִן-בֵּית גִּנְזֵי מַלְכָּֽא׃
20
And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.

Isaiah 49:23

וְהָיוּ מְלָכִים אֹֽמְנַיִךְ וְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם מֵינִיקֹתַיִךְ אַפַּיִם אֶרֶץ יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָךְ וַעֲפַר רַגְלַיִךְ יְלַחֵכוּ וְיָדַעַתְּ כִּֽי-אֲנִי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא-יֵבֹשׁוּ קוָֹֽי׃
23
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

Revelation 12:16

καὶ ἐβοήθησεν ἡ γῆ τῇ γυναικί καὶ ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς καὶ κατέπιεν τὸν ποταμὸν ὃν ἔβαλεν ὁ δράκων ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ
16
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
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