הַדָּֽבְרַיָּ֣/א
𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤀
haddâbâr
counselors
A high-ranking official serving as a chief advisor or vizier, particularly in the court of the Babylonian and Persian empires. In biblical Aramaic usage, the term denotes a person holding substantial authority, tasked with counseling, administering state affairs, and representing royal interests. The semantic range primarily centers on the function of a political counselor or executive minister within a royal bureaucracy.
Daniel 6:8 · Word #7
Lexicon H1907
| Lemma | הַדָּבָר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | haddâbâr |
| Strong's | H1907 |
| Definition | A high-ranking official serving as a chief advisor or vizier, particularly in the court of the Babylonian and Persian empires. In biblical Aramaic usage, the term denotes a person holding substantial authority, tasked with counseling, administering state affairs, and representing royal interests. The semantic range primarily centers on the function of a political counselor or executive minister within a royal bureaucracy. |
Morphology ANcmpd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
Common Translation
| Phrase | counselors |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1907-02
the viziers
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic noun, masculine plural, determined (definite) state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term denotes high-ranking royal officials functioning as chief advisors or executive ministers. The masculine plural determined form is reflected by the definite plural rendering "the viziers." |
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