דָּת֙ — Esther 3:14 Hebrew Word Study

דָּת֙

𐤃𐤕

dat

decree

of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation; a royal edict or statute; commandment, commission, decree, law, manner.

Esther 3:14 · Word #4

Lexicon `H1881`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`f` — Feminine — Feminine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

royal decree

Root	דת (d-t)
Core Meanings	decree, law, edict, legal ordinance
Semantic Range	royal edict, statute, formal law, legal custom, binding command issued by governing authority
Conceptual Significance	דָּת is especially associated with Persian imperial administration in Ezra, Esther, and Daniel, highlighting the authority and perceived irrevocability of royal legislation. It underscores themes of political power, legal finality, and the interaction between divine purposes and human legal systems.
Morphological Notes	Common noun, feminine singular absolute (HNcfsa). No article or pronominal suffix; denotes a single decree or law in its basic form.
Rendering Rationale	The noun דָּת denotes an official, binding legal pronouncement, often of royal or imperial origin. Rendering it as "royal decree" preserves its core sense of authoritative legislation and reflects the feminine singular absolute form (one specific decree).

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

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Deuteronomy 33:2	דָּ֖ת	dat	law
Esther 1:8	כַ/דָּ֖ת	khadat	according-to-the-law
Esther 1:13	דָּ֥ת	dat	law
Esther 1:15	כְּ/דָת֙	kedat	according to law
Esther 1:19	בְּ/דָתֵ֥י	bedatey	among the laws of
Esther 2:8	וְ/דָת֔/וֹ	vedato	and his decree
Esther 2:12	כְּ/דָ֤ת	kedat	according to the law
Esther 3:8	וְ/דָתֵי/הֶ֞ם	vedateyhem	and their laws
Esther 3:8	דָּתֵ֤י	datey	the laws
Esther 3:14	דָּת֙	dat	decree
Esther 3:15	וְ/הַ/דָּ֥ת	vehadat	and the decree
Esther 4:3	וְ/דָת/וֹ֙	vedato	and his decree
Esther 4:8	הַ֠/דָּת	hadat	of the edict
Esther 4:11	דָּת/וֹ֙	dato	law of it
Esther 4:16	כַ/דָּ֔ת	khadat	according to the law
Esther 8:13	דָּת֙	dat	as law
Esther 8:14	וְ/הַ/דָּ֥ת	vehadat	and the decree
Esther 8:17	וְ/דָת/וֹ֙	vedato	and his law
Esther 9:1	וְ/דָת֖/וֹ	vedato	and-his-decree
Esther 9:13	כְּ/דָ֣ת	kedat	according to the law
Esther 9:14	דָּ֖ת	dat	decree
Ezra 8:36	דָּתֵ֣י	datey	laws