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Ezra 4:11

“This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

דֵּןdên · dane
H1836 · Aramaic

Definition: this
Derivation: (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of H1791 (דֵּךְ);
KJV renderings: (afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.
Grammar: דְּנָה֙ — demonstrative pronoun, masculine, singular
Code APdxms
Usage: Occurs 58 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ezra 4:14 Ezra 4:15 Ezra 4:16 Ezra 4:22 Ezra 5:3

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.