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דַּי

𐤃𐤉

day

H1767 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain to suffice, to be adequate

Definition

Sufficiency, adequacy, or enoughness—refers to a quantity or degree that meets or surpasses the required amount; used as a noun (sufficiency, adequacy, enough) and as an adverbial or prepositional modifier (adequately, sufficiently, as much as, according to, by, in proportion to). In contexts with prepositions, it often expresses accord with a standard or quantity (e.g., 'according to the word', 'by the mouth of', 'as much as needed'). May also denote limitation or excess (too much) in specific expressions.

Semantic Range

enough, sufficient, adequacy, as much as, according to, in proportion to, too much, in, by, for, sufficiently

Root / Etymology

uncertain. The root is unclear, though it may be related to the concept of sufficiency or adequacy. No cognates in other Semitic languages have been reliably identified. In later Hebrew, similar ideas are conveyed with entirely different roots or constructions.

Historical & Contextual Notes

דַּי occurs almost exclusively in construct with prepositions such as כְּ (k'), לְ (l'), or בְּ (b'), functioning as an adverb or as a noun to indicate sufficiency, proportion, or adequacy. Common biblical expressions include כְּדַי (kedai, 'as much as', 'according to'), and the idiom דַּי לְ ('sufficient for', 'enough for'). Throughout the Hebrew Bible, דַּי appears in contexts ranging from ritual and sacrificial law (prescriptions for sufficient quantity) to wisdom literature (describing what is adequate in life). The concept of sufficiency (not excess, nor lack) is integral to the Israelite worldview regarding provision and limitation. English translations variously render it as 'enough,' 'sufficient(ly),' 'in accordance with,' and in some cases, 'too much.' These renderings sometimes obscure its core function as an indicator of adequacy or sufficiency relative to a stated purpose or standard. No evidence suggests a shift in meaning between early and post-exilic Hebrew, though in post-biblical Hebrew it becomes increasingly rare and supplanted by newer forms.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain derivation; enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases; able, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.

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Root Family

די (d-y) — sufficiency, adequacy, enoughness

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1768 דִּי sufficiency of

Word Forms

11 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1767-08 מִ/דֵּ֤י midey HR/Ncmsc whenever from sufficiency of 14
H1767-05 דֵּ֣י dey HNcmsc sufficient sufficiency of 6
H1767-01 בְּ/דֵי bedey HR/Ncmsc for according to the sufficiency of 6
H1767-06 כְּ/דֵ֥י kedey HR/Ncmsc according to according to sufficiency of 3
H1767-03 דַיָּ֛/ם dayam HNcmsc/Sp3mp enough their sufficiency 3
H1767-02 דָֽי day HNcmsa measure sufficiency 2
H1767-10 וּ/מִ/דֵּ֥י umidey HC/R/Ncmsc and from and from sufficiency of 1
H1767-07 כְ/דֵֽי khedey HR/Ncmsc like-the-fullness-of according to sufficiency of 1
H1767-09 וּ/כְ/דַ֖י ukheday HC/R/Ncmsc and as/according to sufficiency and according to sufficiency of 1
H1767-11 וְ/דֵ֤י vedey HC/Ncmsc and enough and sufficiency of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

39 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1767-08 Exodus 36:5 מִ/דֵּ֤י midey HR/Ncmsc enough for from sufficiency of
H1767-03 Exodus 36:7 דַיָּ֛/ם dayam HNcmsc/Sp3mp sufficient for them their sufficiency
H1767-05 Leviticus 5:7 דֵּ֣י dey HNcmsc enough sufficiency of
H1767-05 Leviticus 12:8 דֵּ֣י dey HNcmsc sufficiency sufficiency of
H1767-06 Leviticus 25:26 כְּ/דֵ֥י kedey HR/Ncmsc sufficient according to sufficiency of
H1767-05 Leviticus 25:28 דֵּי֮ dey HNcmsc sufficient sufficiency of
H1767-05 Deuteronomy 15:8 דֵּ֚י dey HNcmsc enough sufficiency of
H1767-06 Deuteronomy 25:2 כְּ/דֵ֥י kedey HR/Ncmsc according to according to sufficiency of
H1767-07 Judges 6:5 כְ/דֵֽי khedey HR/Ncmsc like-the-fullness-of according to sufficiency of
H1767-08 1 Samuel 1:7 מִ/דֵּ֤י midey HR/Ncmsc as often as from sufficiency of
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