Original Language Studio
Daniel 2:13
“And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
דָּתdâth · dawth
H1882 · Aramaic
H1882 · Aramaic
- Definition
- {a royal edict or statute}
- Derivation
- (Aramaic) corresponding to H1881 (דָּת);
- KJV renderings
- decree, law.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- דָתָ֣ — common noun, feminine, singular, determined
- א — particle (definite article)
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read דָּת here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.