Ezra 7:21 — Hebrew Word by Word

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Word Parts

וּ ֠מִנִּ י

וּ

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

֠מִנִּ

Preposition of, from, part, because, after, …

י

Suffix — pronoun my / me

Dictionary form: מִן · min

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/R/Sp1cs

Preposition

וּ	Speech Conjunction
מִנִּ	Speech Preposition
י	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person First Person Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: and i

from ×23 of ×19 out of ×8 from me ×3 of thee ×3 thee from ×3 and i ×2 and part ×2

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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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9670 H4481 H4480

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, Cooke^{No. 89. 6}, S-C^{Pap. 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

Strong's Definition H4481

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)

Variations 14 forms of this word

Translations 47 English renderings

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Word Parts

Breakdown unavailable for this word. Dictionary form: אֲנָא · uh-NAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Pp1cs

Noun — Common, singular

	Speech Noun Type Common Number Singular
	Speech Pronoun Type Personal Person First Person Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: even i

i ×11 and i ×2 as for me ×1 but as for me ×1 even i ×1

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I — Standard first-person subject pronoun; broadest use.

me — Use when functioning as object or predicate pronoun.

as for me — Emphatic or contrastive contexts; signals a personal stance.

I myself — Adds emphasis or contrast; stronger than plain 'I'.

for my part — Conversational register; highlights personal perspective.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9312 H576

אֲנָא Dan 2:8; Ezra 6:12; Ezra 7:21 in common editions: see אֲנָה below

BDB9313 H576 H589

אֲנָה pronoun 1 singular I (= Hebrew אֲנִי, q. v.: Zenjirli, Cilician, Egyptian Aramaic אנךְ (Cooke^{182; 104; 208}; S-C^oft), Nabataean נח . . . (Lzb²²¹); ᵑ7 אנא, Syriac ); — I, Dan 2:30; Dan 4:6; Dan 4:27; Dan 5:16, before a participle Dan 3:25; Dan 4:34, after a participle (K^{§ 76, 2b}) Dan 2:8 מִןיַֿצִּיב יָדַע אֲנָה, vDan 2:23; Dan 4:4 followed by a proper name Dan 4:1 אֲנָה נבוכדנצר שְׁלֵח חֲוֵית, v.Dan 4:15 v.Dan 4:34; Dan 7:15; Ezra 6:12; Ezra 7:21, as nom. pendens ['hanging' noun clause], Dan 4:31; Dan 7:28 emphasizing a suffix (K^{§ 87, 3}) Dan 7:15; Ezra 7:21 (compare S-C^{B 8, J 12, K3.5}).

Strong's Definition H576

me

ʾănāʾ

I

I (first pers. sing.—usually used for emphasis)

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

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Word Parts

אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא

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

Dictionary form: אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא · ar-ta-shahsh-TAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: artaxerxes

of artaxerxes ×7 artaxerxes ×6 and artaxerxes ×1 to artaxerxes ×1

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Artaxerxes — Standard modern English spelling; use in most contexts.

King Artaxerxes — Add title when royal role needs emphasis.

Artaxerxes the king — Mirrors Hebrew titular style more closely.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB788 H783

אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא proper name, masculine Artaxerxes (Persian Artakhshatrâ, Spieg^{APK 68, 207} ᵐ5 Ἀρταξερξης, compare BeRy on Ezra 4:23; Ezra 7:1f.; Neh 1:1) ׳א Ezra 4:7 see BD¹⁰²; אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא Ezra 4:7, אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא Ezra 7:1; Ezra 7:11; Ezra 8:1; Neh 2:1; Neh 5:14; Neh 13:6 Artaxerxes I, or Longimanus, son & successor of Xerxes, reigned B.C. 465-424.

BDB9350 H783

אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא proper name, masculine of king, Ezra 4:8; Ezra 4:11; Ezra 4:23; Ezra 6:14 = שַׁסְתְּא- Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21 (Biblical Hebrew שַׁשְׂתָּא-; Egyptian Aramaic ארתחשסש RES⁴³⁸, S-C^B2+; see also Andr^{M 54*} Scheft^{i. 79}); — Αρσαρθα, Α(ρ)σαθαθα, Αρθασαθα; ᵐ5^L Αρταξερξης.

Strong's Definition H783

artaxerxes

ʾartaḥšaštāʾ

I will make the spoiled to boil, I will stir myself (in) winter

Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings

son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465–424 BC

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

Artaxerxes Persian king during Ezra and Nehemiah's time

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מַלְכָּ א֙

מַלְכָּ

Root word king, kings, royal

א֙

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: מֶלֶךְ · meh-LEK

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsd/Td

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

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

In English

In the KJV here: 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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שִׂ֣ים

Root word made, make, commanded, laid, named, …

Dictionary form: שׂוּם · soom

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar VQp3ms

Verb — Peil, Perfect (Qatal), third person masculine singular simple passive (Aramaic) — "it was done" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

שִׂים

Speech Verb Stem Peil Type Perfect (Qatal) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: do make

made ×3 make ×3 commanded ×2 and laid ×1 do make ×1 give ×1 hast made ×1 hath commanded ×1

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place — Neutral, widely applicable; prefer for physical positioning.

set — Slightly formal; good for appointments or decrees.

make — Use when something is being created or established.

appoint — Best for designating roles, offices, or commands.

assign — Fits contexts of giving tasks, names, or allocations.

impose — Use when authority or obligation is being established.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9915 H7760 H7761

[שׂוּם], שׂים verb set, make (see Biblical Hebrew; for Persian influence on usage compare Scheft⁶⁵); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular שָׂם Ezra 5:3 +, suffix שָׂמֵהּ Ezra 5:14 2 masculine singular, שַׂ֫מְתָּ Dan 3:10 1 singular שָׂ֫מֶת טְעֵם Ezra 6:12 3 masculine plural שָׂמוּ Dan 3:12 Imperative masculine plural שִׂ֫ימוּ Ezra 4:21 —

1. make, accusative טְעֵם = make decree Dan 3:10; Ezra 6:1; Ezra 6:12 + verb finite vEzra 6:8, + infinitive Ezra 4:21; Ezra 5:13 and (with ל person) vEzra 5:3 vEzra 5:9.

2. make, appoint, one's name Dan 5:12 (2 accusative), one to office Ezra 5:14 (2 accusative).

3. set, fix, accusative בָּל mind, Dan 6:15 (c. infinitive); accusative טְעֵם Dan 3:12; Dan 6:14 pay due regard (טְעֵם) to (עַל person). Pe`il 3 masculine singular מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם Ezra 4:19, from me a decree is made, so Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:11; Ezra 7:13; Ezra 7:21; Dan 3:29; Dan 4:3; Dan 6:27 literal 3 feminine singular שֻׂמַת (read probably שִׂימַת K^{§ 45, Beisp. 1.} d)) Dan 6:18 (of stone, עַל local). Hithpe`el be made: Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתְּשָׂם Ezra 4:24 (of decree, סטְעֵס with מִן agent.); 3 masculine plural יִתְּשָׂמוּן Dan 2:5 subject of thing + noun predicate be made into; Participle Ezra 5:8 literally be set, laid, of wood, ב of wall.

Strong's Definition H7761

made, make, commanded, laid, named, …

śûm

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

to set, make, appoint

(P'al)

to make, make decree, set out (decree)

Variations 11 forms of this word

Translations 21 English renderings

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Word Parts

טְעֵ֔ם

Root word decree, commandment, regarded, tasted, wisdom

Dictionary form: טְעֵם · teh-AME

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

טְעֵם

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: a decree

a decree ×13 and according to the commandment ×1 and wisdom ×1 commandment ×1 regarded ×1 whiles he tasted ×1

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decree — Best for official royal or governmental pronouncements.

command — Modernizes 'commandment'; suits authoritative directives.

order — Neutral, contemporary alternative for formal instructions.

judgment — Fits contexts of deliberated, wisdom-based decisions.

taste — Literal sensory meaning; also metaphor for discernment.

discretion — Captures the 'wisdom' nuance in reflective contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9562 H2942 H2940 H2941

טְעֵם₃₀ noun masculine^{Ezra 4:21} taste, judgement, command (Biblical Hebrew טַ֫עַס (late sense)); — absolute ׳ט Dan 3:10 +, construct ׳ט Dan 5:2; Ezra 6:14, טַ֫עַס (of God, mere scribal distinction Nö^{LCB 1896, 305} Str^{§ 8 c} K^{Aramaismen 40}) Ezra 6:14; Ezra 7:23 emphatic טַעְמָא Ezra 4:21 —

1. Dan 5:2 in the taste of the wine (while they were enjoying it).

2. judgement, discretion, in reply, ׳הֲתִיב עֵטָא וּט Dan 2:14 (Prov 26:16); in act (person) על ׳שִׂים ט Dan 3:12; Dan 6:14 (Prov 26:16); in act (person) על׳שִׂים ט Dan 3:12; Dan 6:14 shew proper deference to (עַל).

3. report (of official), with הלך Ezra 5:5, יהב Dan 6:3.

4. command, of God Ezra 6:14; Ezra 7:23, of king Ezra 6:14 ׳שִׂיס ט give command, issue decree Dan 3:10 + 3 t., Ezra 4:19; Ezra 4:21 (twice in verse) + 11 t.; ׳בְּעֵל ט commander Ezra 4:8; Ezra 4:9; Ezra 4:17.

BDB9586 H2942 H5843

עֵטָא noun feminine counsel; — absolute Dan 2:14 (see טְעֵם

2.).

יצא see שֵׁיצֵא.

Strong's Definition H2942

decree, commandment, regarded, tasted, wisdom

ṭĕʿēm

properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)

decree, taste, judgment, command

taste

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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לְ כֹל֙

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

כֹל֙

Root word all, any, as, whole, every, …

Dictionary form: כֹּל · kole

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsc

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

לְ	Speech Preposition
כֹל	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: to all

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

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.

Strong's Definition H3606

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

Variations 19 forms of this word

Translations 38 English renderings

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גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ ֔א

גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ

Root word treasurers

֔א

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: גִּזְבָּר · ɡidz-BAWR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmpd/Td

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

גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Determined
א	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: the treasurers

the treasurers ×1

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treasurer — Standard modern term; best default choice.

treasury official — Emphasizes the bureaucratic/official role.

financial officer — Suits administrative or formal contexts.

keeper of the treasury — More descriptive; good for narrative prose.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9406 H1490 H1489 H1411

[גִּזְבָּר] noun masculine treasurer (Persian loan-word (Scheft⁸¹); ᵑ7, Syriac, Biblical Hebrew; K^{§ 64, 3}; in Babylonian ganzabaru Peiser^{ZAW xvii (1897). 347}); — plural emphatic גִּזְבָּרַיָּא Ezra 7:21. — see גְּדָֽבְרַיָּא. above

Strong's Definition H1490

treasurers

gizbār

treasurer

treasurer

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

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דִּ֖י

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: which

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.

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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).

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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בַּ ֽעֲבַ֣ר

בַּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

ֽעֲבַ֣ר

Root word a name — transliterate it ("Are beyond")

Dictionary form: עֲבַר · uh-BAHR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Np

Noun — Proper Name

בַּ	Speech Preposition
עֲבַר	Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: are beyond

on this side ×5 are beyond ×3 beyond ×3 countries beyond ×1 that are on this side ×1 were on this side ×1

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the other side — Most natural modern phrase for spatial opposition.

across — Concise; works well with rivers or boundaries.

region beyond — Good for geographic or territorial contexts.

far side — Emphasizes distance; useful in narrative description.

opposite bank — Precise when referencing a river or body of water.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9750 H5675 H5676

עֲבַר noun masculine region across, beyond (see Biblical Hebrew I. עֵ֫בֶר √עָבַר); — construct in phrase עֲבַר(ֿ)נַהֲרָה, i.e. Syria (Scheft⁸⁷): Ezra 4:10; Ezra 4:11; Ezra 4:17; Ezra 4:20; Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:6 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:13; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:25, נהרא ׳ע Ezra 4:16. compare in Cilician Aramaic, Cooke³⁴⁶.

עַד see עדה. below

Strong's Definition H5675

beyond, side

ʿăbar

properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)

region beyond or across

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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נַֽהֲרָ ֑ה

נַֽהֲרָ

Root word a name — transliterate it ("The river")

֑ה

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: נְהַר · neh-HAHR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np/Td

Noun — Proper Name

נַהֲרָ	Speech Noun Type Proper Name
ה	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: the river

the river ×14 stream ×1

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river — Most natural, broadly applicable term for a large waterway.

stream — Suitable for smaller or less imposing waterways.

waterway — Neutral, context-flexible; good for geographic or formal writing.

canal — Appropriate when context implies a man-made or channeled flow.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9696 H5102 H5103

נְהַר₁₄ noun masculine^{Dan 7:10} river (see Biblical Hebrew I. נהר); — absolute ׳נ Dan 7:10 emphatic נַהֲרָה Ezra 4:10 +, אָ֯, Ezra 4:16 — river, usually of Euphrase, in phrase ׳עֲבַר נ Ezra 4:10; Ezra 4:11; Ezra 4:16 + 10 t. Ezra; דִּינֿוּר ׳נ Dan 7:10 a river of fire, in vision.

Strong's Definition H5103

river, stream

nĕhar

a river, especially the Euphrates

river

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

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דִּ֣י

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.

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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).

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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כָל

Root word all, any, as, whole, every, …

Dictionary form: כֹּל · kole

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsc

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

כָל	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: whatsoever

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

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.

Strong's Definition H3606

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

Variations 19 forms of this word

Translations 38 English renderings

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דִּ֣י

Particle who, which, that

Dictionary form: דִּי · dee

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Tr

Particle — Relative

דִּי	Speech Particle Type Relative

In English

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

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).

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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יִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְ כוֹן

יִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְ

Root word asked, demanded, require, requireth

כוֹן

Suffix — pronoun your / you (a group)

Dictionary form: שְׁאֵל · sheh-ALE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqi3ms/Sp2mp

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)"

יִשְׁאֲלֶנְ	Speech Verb Stem Peal Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular
כוֹן	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Plural

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In English

In the KJV here: shall require

asked ×1 hath demanded ×1 requireth ×1 shall require ×1 that asked ×1 we asked ×1

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ask — Most neutral and broadly applicable everyday term.

request — Slightly more formal; implies polite petition.

demand — Stronger tone; use when authority or urgency is implied.

require — Formal register; suits legal or official contexts.

inquire — Best for seeking information rather than action.

petition — Use when addressing a superior, e.g. king or God.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9922 H7592 H7593

שׁ

שְׁאֵל verb ask (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ Dan 2:10 plural שְׁאֵ֫לְנָא Ezra 5:9; Ezra 5:10 Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יִשְׁאֲלֶנְכוֺ Ezra 7:21 Participle active שָׁאֵל Dan 2:11; Dan 2:27 —

1. ask for, request, accusative of thing Dan 2:10 (ל person), vDan 2:11 vDan 2:27; Ezra 7:21 (suffix person).

2. inquire about, for, accusative of thing Ezra 5:9 (ל person); followed by oratio recta [direct speech] vEzra 5:10 (id.).

Strong's Definition H7593

asked, demanded, require, requireth

šĕʾēl

to ask

to ask

(P'al)

to ask for, request

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 6 English renderings

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עֶזְרָ֨א

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

Dictionary form: עֶזְרָא · edz-RAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Np

Noun — Proper Name

עֶזְרָא

Speech Noun Type Proper Name

In English

In the KJV here: ezra

ezra ×2 unto ezra ×1

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Ezra — Standard proper name; use in virtually all contexts.

Ezra the scribe — When his scribal role is contextually emphasized.

Ezra the priest — When his priestly identity is the focus.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9759 H5830 H5831

עֶזְרָא proper name, masculine Ezra (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:25.

Strong's Definition H5831

ezra

ʿezrāʾ

help

Ezra, an Israelite

the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

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כָהֲנָ ֜ה

כָהֲנָ

Root word priests, priest

֜ה

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: כָּהֵן · kaw-HANE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsd/Td

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

כָהֲנָ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Determined
ה	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: the priest

of the priests ×2 the priest ×2 the priests ×2 and of his priests ×1 and of the priests ×1

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priest — Default singular; clearest, most universally understood rendering.

clergy — Collective or institutional sense; suits broader religious leadership contexts.

minister — Functional emphasis on service role; fits non-Israelite religious figures.

officiant — Highlights ritual/ceremonial function; useful in liturgical passages.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9607 H3548 H3549

[כָּהֵן] noun masculine priest (see Biblical Hebrew כהן); — emphatic כָּהֲנָא Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21 plural emphatic נַיָּא- Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:16; Ezra 6:18; Ezra 7:16; Ezra 7:24 suffix (of Israel) נ֫וֺהִי- vEzra 7:13.

Strong's Definition H3549

priests, priest

kāhēn

one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

priest

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

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סָפַ֤ר

Root word scribe

Dictionary form: סָפֵר · saw-PARE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsc

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

סָפַר

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: the scribe

the scribe ×5 a scribe ×1

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scribe — Standard modern equivalent; widely understood in biblical contexts.

secretary — Emphasizes administrative, official role in government settings.

scholar — Highlights learned, literate aspect; suits priestly or wisdom contexts.

clerk — Stresses record-keeping duties; fits bureaucratic or court settings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9740 H5613 H5608

[סָפֵר] noun masculine secretary, scribe (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew סֹפֵר); — emphatic סָֽפְרָא the secretary, Persian official, Ezra 4:8; Ezra 4:9; Ezra 4:17; Ezra 4:23 construct סָפַר the scribe Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21, of Ezra as learned in God's law.

Strong's Definition H5613

scribe

sāpēr

a scribe (secular or sacred)

scribe, secretary

Variations 2 forms of this word

Translations 2 English renderings

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דָּתָ א֙

דָּתָ

Root word law, decree, laws

א֙

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: דָּת · dawt

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsd/Td

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

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

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In the KJV here: of the law

according to the law ×3 of the law ×2 the law ×2 and laws ×1 and the decree ×1 and the law ×1 decree ×1 is the decree ×1

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law — Most general; suits legal codes and royal statutes.

decree — Prefer for single, formal royal pronouncements.

edict — Formal written command; fits royal/imperial contexts well.

regulation — Good for collections of rules or administrative law.

ordinance — Suits established, binding communal or legal norms.

mandate — Emphasizes authoritative command; strong, contemporary feel.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9460 H1882 H1881

דָּת noun feminine^{Dan 6:9} decree, law (Syriac; Persian loan-word, see Biblical Hebrew); — ׳ד absolute Dan 6:16; Dan 7:25, construct Ezra 7:14 +; emphatic דָּתָא Ezra 7:12 +; suffix דָּֽתְכוֺן Dan 2:9 —

1. decree of king Dan 2:13; Dan 2:15; Ezra 7:26 with suffix Dan 2:9 decree against you.

2. unchangeable law of Medes and Persians Dan 6:9; Dan 6:13; Dan 6:16.

3. law of God (in mouth of non-Jews): Dan 6:6; Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:14; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:26, so (absolute) Dan 7:25 laws of God Ezra 7:25.

Strong's Definition H1882

law, decree, laws

dāt

a royal edict or statute

decree, law

a decree (of the king)

Variations 9 forms of this word

Translations 10 English renderings

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דִּֽי

Particle who, which, that

Dictionary form: דִּי · dee

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Hebrew Alephbet

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Particle — Relative

דִּֽי

Speech Particle Type Relative

In English

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.

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

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).

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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Word Parts

אֱלָ֣הּ

Root word god, gods

Dictionary form: אֱלָהּ · eh-LAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsc

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

אֱלָהּ

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: the god

of god ×20 god ×16 the god ×11 of thy god ×5 of the god ×4 gods ×3 the gods ×3 and the god ×2

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God — Preferred when referring to the God of Israel specifically.

god — Use for pagan or foreign deities in context.

deity — Neutral, formal; useful in academic or theological prose.

divine being — Emphasizes nature over identity; good for ambiguous contexts.

gods — Plural contexts; foreign or polytheistic references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9300 H426 H433

אֱלָהּ₉₄ noun masculine god, God (= Biblical Hebrew אֱלֹהַּ (p. 43), see also √ I. אלה); — ׳א absolute Dan 2:28 +, construct vDan 2:18 +; emphatic אֱלָהָא vDan 2:20 +; suffix אֱלָהִי Dan 6:23, הָךְ- Ezra 9:14 +, הֵהּ- Dan 6:6 +, הֲהֹם- Ezra 5:5; Ezra 7:16, הֲהוֺן- Dan 3:28 (twice in verse); Dan 3:29, הֲכֹם- Ezra 7:17, etc.; plural absolute אֱלָהִין Dan 2:11 +, emphatic הַיָּא- Jer 10:11, construct הֵי- Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23, suffix הַי- Dan 3:14, etc. [with prefix לֵאלָהָא Dan 5:23, לֵאלָהָיךְ Dan 3:14, etc.; but not in singular absolute or construct, e.g. לֶאֱלָהּ Ezra 5:12, etc.]; —

1. god, in general Dan 6:8; Dan 6:13 heathen deities Jer 10:11; Dan 2:11; Dan 3:15+ 15 t. Daniel (made of gold, etc. Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23) + בַּראֱֿלָהִין Dan 3:25.(see בַּר).

2.₇₃ God (of Israel), Dan 2:28; Ezra 5:2 +; phrase ׳אֱלָהּ יִשׂ Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14; Ezra 7:15 יְרוּשְׁלֵם ׳א Ezra 7:19 אֲבָהָתַי ׳א Dan 2:23 שְׁמַיָּא Ezra 5:11 (+ וְאַרְעָא), vEzra 5:12; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:10; Dan 2:18; Dan 2:19 + 6 t. (see שָׁמַיִם 2 a); רַב ׳א Dan 2:45 אֱלָהִין ׳א vDan 2:47 אֱלָהָא עִלָּיָא Dan 3:26; Dan 3:32; Dan 5:18; Dan 5:21 חַיָּא ׳א Dan 6:21; Dan 6:27 also בֵּית אֱלָהָא Dan 5:3; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:2 + 16 t. Ezra; ׳עֲבִידַת א Ezra 6:18.

Strong's Definition H426

god, gods

ʾĕlāh

God

god, God

god, heathen deity

Variations 27 forms of this word

Translations 32 English renderings

God Elah

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שְׁמַיָּ ֔א

שְׁמַיָּ

Root word heaven, heavens

֔א

Prefix — article the

Dictionary form: שָׁמַיִן · shaw-ma-YIN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmpd/Td

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

שְׁמַיָּ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Determined
א	Speech Particle Type Definite Article

In English

In the KJV here: of heaven

of heaven ×21 heaven ×4 of the heaven ×4 unto heaven ×3 in heaven ×2 the heavens ×2 heavens ×1 unto the heaven ×1

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sky — Natural, everyday register; best for physical atmosphere.

heavens — Slightly elevated; suits poetic or cosmic contexts.

heaven — Theological/religious register; dwelling place of God.

skies — Vivid, plural imagery; good for weather or creation poetry.

celestial realm — Formal or liturgical; emphasizes divine domain.

upper realm — Neutral periphrasis when ambiguity between sky and heaven matters.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9965 H8064 H8065

[שְׁמַ֫יִן] noun masculine plural heavens (Biblical Hebrew [שָׁמַי], שָׁמַיִם, √ שׁמה); — always emphatic שְׁמַיָּא:

1. visible sky Jer 10:11; Dan 4:8; Dan 4:10; Dan 4:17; Dan 4:19; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:27; Dan 4:28 ׳עוֺף שׁ Dan 2:38 ׳צִפֲּרֵי שׁ Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18 ׳טַל שׁ v.Dan 4:12 v.Dan 4:20 v.Dan 4:22 v.Dan 4:30; Dan 5:21 ׳רוּחֵי שׁ Dan 7:2 winds of the sky; ׳עֲנָנֵי שׁ vDan 7:13 heavens + earth = universe Jer 10:11, where God shews signs Dan 6:28.

2.heavens as abode of God Dan 2:28; Dan 4:31, hence, figurative, as ruling v.Dan 4:23 (׳שׁ sometimes = God in Late Hebrew, J, Aramaic, D^{Worte Jesu 179; Eng.Tr.218 f.}); as abode of angels v.Dan 4:32 (Dr); elsewhere in phrase ׳אֱלָהּ שׁ Dan 2:18; Dan 2:19; Dan 2:37; Dan 2:44; Ezra 5:11; Ezra 5:12; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:23 (twice in verse), ׳מֶלֶךְ שׁ Dan 4:34, ׳מָרֵא שׁ Dan 5:23.

Strong's Definition H8065

heaven, heavens

šāmayin

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

heaven, heavens, sky

visible sky

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 8 English renderings

God of Heaven

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אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא

Adverb speedily, fast, forthwith, speed

Dictionary form: אׇסְפַּרְנָא · ose-pahr-NAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar D

Adverb

אָסְפַּרְנָא

Speech Adverb

In English

In the KJV here: speedily

speedily ×4 fast on ×1 forthwith ×1 with speed ×1

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promptly — Neutral, professional register; widely applicable.

immediately — Stresses no delay; good for urgent commands.

without delay — Slightly formal; suits royal or legal edicts.

at once — Crisp and emphatic; natural in narrative contexts.

swiftly — Highlights speed of action rather than immediacy.

right away — Informal register; fits dialogue or direct speech.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9326 H629

אָסְפַּרְנָא adverb thoroughly, RV with (all) diligence (Zend asp§re, asperenõ, Persian sipar£, asper£, all complete, Castell [1669], Thes Haug^{JBW 1853, 154} Lag^{Semitic i. 48} Andr^{Marti, Gl. 53*} Scheft^{MGWJ 1903, 415 (correcting Arisches im AT. 73 f.)}); — Ezra 5:8 ׳א מִתְעַבְדָא, Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:12; Ezra 6:13; Ezra 7:17; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:26 (compare Old Aramaic אספרן, on a weight,complete, correct: Lab²²³, Cooke¹⁹³).

Strong's Definition H629

speedily, fast, forthwith, speed

ʾosparnāʾ

diligently

thoroughly

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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יִתְעֲבִֽד

Root word made, do, done, cut, did, …

Dictionary form: עֲבַד · uh-BAHD

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vui3ms

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

יִתְעֲבִֽד

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

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In English

In the KJV here: of you it be done

made ×4 and he doeth ×1 and he worketh ×1 and that they have moved ×1 be made ×1 do ×1 doest thou ×1 done ×1

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do — Most versatile, general-purpose choice for any context.

make — Prefer when emphasizing creation or production of something.

carry out — Good for executing commands, orders, or decrees.

perform — Formal register; suits ritual, official, or ceremonial acts.

execute — Strong; best for judicial or authoritative actions.

accomplish — Highlights completion or achievement of a task.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB9745 H5648 H5647

ע

עֲבַד verb make, do (ᵑ7, Syriac, Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene, Egyptian Aramaic (S-C^Pap.; compare אַזְדָּא); = Biblical Hebrew עָבַד, q. v., but in meaning || עשׂה); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ע Dan 3:1 +, 2 masculine singular עֲבַ֑דְתְּ (K^{§ 13, 2}) Dan 4:32 1 singular עַבְדֵֿת Dan 3:15; Dan 6:23, 3 masculine plural עֲבַ֫דוּ Ezra 6:13 +; Imperfect 2 masculine plural תַּעְבְּדוּן (Baer K^{§ 38. 1. b}); תַּעַבְדוּן Gi Str) Ezra 6:8; Ezra 7:18 Infinitive מֶעְבַּד (K^{§ 15, a}) 2)) Ezra 4:22; Ezra 7:18 (מֶעְבַּ֑ד); Participle active עָבֵד Ezra 7:26 +, feminine singular עָֽבְדָא Dan 7:21 masculine plural עָֽבְדִין Ezra 4:15 —

1. make, accusative of thing Dan 3:1; Dan 3:15 and (of creation) Jer 10:11 make a feast Dan 5:1, war Dan 7:21 (עם person). ded. of temple Ezra 6:16.

2. do, accusative of deed, Dan 4:32 (of God), Dan 6:23; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:22 do, act, כְּנֵמָא, thus, Ezra 6:13, כ, according to, Dan 7:18 and (of God) Dan 4:32, absolute Dan 6:11 accusative +ב of thing Ezra 7:18 do something with, +עִם person Ezra 6:8 do, perform, accusative of God's law Ezra 7:26, accusative of signs, etc. (subject God) Dan 6:28 and (+עִם person) Dan 3:32. Hithpe`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִתְעֲבֵד Ezra 6:11 +, דִ֑֯ Ezra 6:12; Ezra 7:21 2 masculine plural תִּתְעַבְדוּן Dan 2:5 Participle מִתְעֲבֵד Ezra 7:26, בֶדֿ- Ezra 4:19, feminine singular עַבְדָא- Ezra 5:3 —

1. be made into, with noun predicate, Dan 2:5; Dan 3:29; Ezra 6:11.

2. be done, wrought, Ezra 4:19; Ezra 5:8 (subject עֲבִידְתָּא); be performed, executed, of command Ezra 6:12; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:23, judgment Ezra 7:26.

Strong's Definition H5648

made, do, done, cut, did, …

ʿăbad

to do, make, prepare, keep, etc

to make, do

(P'al)

to make, create

to be made into

Variations 20 forms of this word

Translations 23 English renderings