עִדָּנָ֖/א — Daniel 2:8 Hebrew Word Study

עִדָּנָ֖/א

𐤏𐤃𐤍/𐤀

idana

time

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of עֵד; a set time; technically, a year; time.

Daniel 2:8 · Word #9

Lexicon `H5732`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`d` — Determined — The noun is definite

the appointed time

Root	עד (ʿ-d)
Core Meanings	appointed time, set period, duration, testimony, witness
Semantic Range	appointed time, fixed season, set period, year, epoch, moment in a divinely ordered sequence
Conceptual Significance	In the Aramaic portions of Daniel, עִדָּן often marks divinely determined periods within redemptive history. It underscores the sovereignty of God over historical seasons and the unfolding of appointed times in prophetic revelation.
Morphological Notes	Aramaic noun; common masculine singular; emphatic (determined/definite) state indicated by the ending; functions as a definite singular noun.
Rendering Rationale	The noun עִדָּן (ʿiddân) derives from the root עד (ʿ-d), conveying the idea of a fixed or appointed period. The morphology (Aramaic noun, common masculine singular, determined/emphatic state) requires a singular definite rendering, hence "the appointed time," which preserves both the root sense of fixedness and the grammatical definiteness.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H5703-01`	ad	up to the limit of
`H5704-01`	ad	up to the boundary of
`H5705-01`	ad	unto the boundary of
`H5706-01`	ad	unto the limit
`H5704-02`	aday	unto me
`H5704-03`	adayv	as-far-as him
`H5728-01`	aden	until-now
`H5728-02`	adenah	Until-Now (feminine name)
`H5703-02`	adey	unto the boundary of; durations of
`H5704-04`	adey	unto the boundary of / as far as / until the limit of
`H5704-05`	adeyha	up to her
`H5704-06`	adeykha	as far as you (masculine singular)
`H1157-01`	baadah	behind her
`H1157-03`	baadekha	behind you
`H1157-05`	baadekhem	on behalf of you (masculine plural)
`H1157-06`	baadeni	on-behalf-of-me
`H5704-07`	baadenu	on behalf of us
`H5704-08`	baadeynu	on behalf of us
`H1157-07`	baadi	on behalf of me
`H1157-08`	baado	through him
`H1157-09`	bead	through/behind up to
`H116-01`	bedayin	at that time
`H5704-10`	d	unto the limit
`H1157-10`	havead	through
`H5707-10`	laad	for perpetuity
`H5703-03`	laad	to perpetuity
`H5706-02`	lead	for prey
`H1157-11`	mibaad	from behind/through
`H1157-12`	uvead	and through
`H1157-13`	uveod	and-through
`H1157-14`	vaadah	on behalf of her
`H1157-15`	vaadam	on behalf of them
`H1157-16`	vaadenu	on behalf of us
`H1157-17`	vaadi	on my behalf
`H5723-01`	vaaditayim	and Twofold-Prey
`H1157-18`	vaado	through him
`H5703-04`	vaed	and perpetuity
`H1157-19`	vead	and unto
`H5705-02`	vead	and unto-the-limit-of
`H5704-11`	vead	and unto (the limit of)
`H5704-12`	veadeykha	and as-far-as you
`H5704-13`	veadeykhem	and up to you men

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Daniel 2:8	עִדָּנָ֖/א	idana	time
Daniel 2:9	עִדָּנָ֖/א	idana	the time
Daniel 2:21	עִדָּנַיָּ/א֙	idanaya	the times
Daniel 3:5	בְּ/עִדָּנָ֡/א	beidana	at the time
Daniel 3:15	בְ/עִדָּנָ֡/א	veidana	at the time
Daniel 4:13	עִדָּנִ֖ין	idanin	times
Daniel 4:20	עִדָּנִ֖ין	idanin	times
Daniel 4:22	עִדָּנִ֖ין	idanin	times
Daniel 4:29	עִדָּנִ֖ין	idanin	times
Daniel 7:12	וְ/עִדָּֽן	veidan	and a time
Daniel 7:25	עִדָּ֥ן	idan	a time
Daniel 7:25	וְ/עִדָּנִ֖ין	veidanin	and times
Daniel 7:25	עִדָּֽן	idan-2	a time