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אִלֵּךְ

𐤀𐤋𐤊

ʼillêk

H479 pronoun

SILEX Entry

Root אלך to indicate these, to point out, to denote plural entities

Definition

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' or 'those,' referring to entities plural in number, functioning within the clause as a stand-alone subject or object. Used to indicate persons or things that are present or that have been previously specified.

Semantic Range

these (persons or things), those (persons or things); plural demonstrative pronoun

Root / Etymology

From the base אֵל, which in Aramaic functions as a demonstrative pronoun ('these'). אִלֵּךְ represents the emphatic or determined state form commonly used in Biblical Aramaic to signal definiteness.

Historical & Contextual Notes

אִלֵּךְ occurs exclusively in the Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible, such as Daniel and Ezra (e.g., Daniel 4:30). It is the plural counterpart to forms like אִלֵּן (illēn) and serves the same demonstrative function as the Hebrew אֵלֶּה (ʼēlleh). In Biblical Aramaic, the determined state ending -ךְ (-k) marks nouns and pronouns as definite, hence 'these' or 'those' as opposed to an indefinite or non-emphatic demonstrative. In English, both 'these' and 'those' can be possible translations, depending on proximity and context. The later term 'Jew' does not appear in connection to this pronoun, and its use is strictly grammatical rather than cultural. The form reflects the general trend in Aramaic for longer demonstrative forms as opposed to the shorter West Semitic 'el.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) prolonged from אֵל; these; these, those.

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Root Family

אלך (ʾ-l-k) — to indicate these, to point out, to denote plural entities

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H479-01 אִלֵּ֗ךְ ilekhe APdxcp these these 14

Occurrences in Scripture

14 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H479-01 Daniel 3:12 אִלֵּ֗ךְ ilekhe APdxcp these these
H479-01 Daniel 3:13 אִלֵּ֔ךְ ilekhe APdxcp these
H479-01 Daniel 3:21 אִלֵּ֗ךְ ilekhe APdxcp these these
H479-01 Daniel 3:22 אִלֵּ֗ךְ ilekhe APdxcp those-who these
H479-01 Daniel 3:23 אִלֵּךְ֙ ilekhe APdxcp these these
H479-01 Daniel 3:27 אִלֵּ֡ךְ ilekhe APdxcp these these
H479-01 Daniel 6:6 אִלֵּךְ֙ ilekhe APdxmp to him these
H479-01 Daniel 6:12 אִלֵּךְ֙ ilekhe APdxmp approached these
H479-01 Daniel 6:16 אִלֵּ֔ךְ ilekhe APdxmp to him these
H479-01 Daniel 6:25 אִלֵּךְ֙ ilekhe APdxmp who had accused these
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