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Daniel 3:18

“But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

הֵןhên · hane
H2006 · Aramaic

Definition: lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H2005 (הֵן);
KJV renderings: (that) if, or, whether.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
הֵ֣ן — conjunction
Code AC/C
Usage: Occurs 18 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ezra 4:13 Ezra 4:16 Ezra 5:17 Ezra 5:17 Ezra 7:26

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 הֵן here.

Verse 17 Verse 19

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.