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Daniel 4:17
“This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H363 · Aramaic
- Definition
- a tree
- Derivation
- (Aramaic) corresponding to H356 (אֵילוֹן);
- KJV renderings
- tree.
- Grammar
- אִֽילָנָ — common noun, masculine, singular, determined
- א֙ — particle (definite article)
- Usage
- Occurs 6 times in the Hebrew Bible.Daniel 4:7Daniel 4:8Daniel 4:11Daniel 4:20Daniel 4:23
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 אִילָן 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.