וְ/דַיָּנִ֗ין
𐤅/𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤍
dayân
and judges
A person appointed or recognized to adjudicate disputes, render verdicts, or interpret legal matters; specifically, a judge or official with authority to administer justice, particularly in a formal legal or administrative capacity. In biblical Aramaic, generally denotes a judicial official rather than a partisan advocate.
ndunga "ritual official, religious judge" (Umbundu) · ndunga "fetish priest; initiator (in cultural or legal context)" (Kimbundu) · ndunga "magistrate; judge; law-enforcer (customary justice)" (Lingala) +1 moreEzra 7:25 · Word #9
Lexicon H1782
| Lemma | דַּיָּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | dayân |
| Strong's | H1782 |
| Definition | A person appointed or recognized to adjudicate disputes, render verdicts, or interpret legal matters; specifically, a judge or official with authority to administer justice, particularly in a formal legal or administrative capacity. In biblical Aramaic, generally denotes a judicial official rather than a partisan advocate. |
Morphology AC/Ncmpa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and judges |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1782-01
and judicial officials
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, masculine plural absolute with prefixed conjunction וְ ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דַּיָּן is an agent form from דין, meaning "one who judges." The masculine plural absolute form דַיָּנִין is rendered "judicial officials" to reflect the formal adjudicative role inherent in the root and its Aramaic usage, with the prefixed conjunction וְ expressed as "and." |
View full lexicon entry for H1782 →
SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and judges
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'and judicial officials' is correct, but 'judges' matches SIBI convention and the standard English rendering for דַיָּנִין. |
Bantu Hebrew
וְ/דַיָּנִ֗ין (dayân) — A person appointed or recognized to adjudicate disputes, render verdicts, or interpret legal matters; specifically, a judge or official with authority to administer justice, particularly in a formal legal or administrative capacity. In biblical Aramaic, generally denotes a judicial official rather than a partisan advocate.