Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Now, O king, eſtabliſh the decree, and ſigne the writing, that it be not changed, according to the * law of the Medes & Perſians, which † altereth not.
אֱסָר , masculine noun, ʾesar — an interdict (value 261)
H633,
אֱסָר ʼĕçâr, es-sawr'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H632 in a legal sense; an interdict:—decree.interdict, decree, decree of restriction
Used in 6 Verses, 1 Book 7  Occurrence Count
דִּי , conjunction, relative pronoun, diy — who, which, that, because (value 14)
H1768,
דִּי dîy, dee; (Aramaic) apparently for H1668; that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of:—× as, but, for(-asmuch ), now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.part of relation
who, which, that
mark of genitive
that of, which belongs to, that
conjunction
that, because
Used in 186 Verses, 3 Books 346  Occurrence Count
דָּת , feminine noun, dat — decree, law (value 404)
H1882,
דָּת dâth, dawth; (Aramaic) corresponding to H1881;:—decree, law.decree, law
a decree (of the king)
law
law (of God)
Used in 13 Verses, 2 Books 14  Occurrence Count
כְּעַן , adverb, kəʿan — now (value 140)
H3705,
כְּעַן keʻan, keh-an'; (Aramaic) probably from H3652; now:—now.now, at this time, until now
Used in 13 Verses, 2 Books 13  Occurrence Count
כְּתָב , masculine noun, kətav — a writing (value 422)
H3792,
כְּתָב kethâb, keth-awb'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3791:—prescribing, writing(-ten).a writing
writing, inscription
written decree, written requirement
Used in 12 Verses, 2 Books 12  Occurrence Count
לָא , adverb, laʾ — not (value 31)
H3809,
לָא lâʼ, law; (Aramaic) or לָה lâh; (Aramaic) (Daniel 4:32), corresponding to H3808:—or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.Used in 60 Verses, 3 Books 82  Occurrence Count
מָדַי , proper locative noun, proper masculine noun, maday — descendant of Japheth, also their land (value 54)
H4076,
מָדַי Mâday, maw-dah'-ee; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4074:—Mede(-s).Medes = "middle land"
proper masculine noun
an inhabitant of Media
proper locative noun
the territory inhabited by the Medes
located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram
Used in 5 Verses, 2 Books 5  Occurrence Count
מֶלֶךְ , masculine noun, melekh — king (value 90)
H4430,
מֶלֶךְ melek, meh'-lek; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4428; a king:—king, royal.Used in 131 Verses, 2 Books 176  Occurrence Count
עֲדָא , verb, ʿadaʾ — to pass on or away (value 75)
H5709,
עֲדָא ʻădâʼ, ad-aw'; (Aramaic) or עֲדָה ʻădâh; (Aramaic), corresponding to H5710:—alter, depart, pass (away), remove, take (away).to pass on, pass away
(P'al)
to pass on, pass over
to pass away
(Aphel) to take away, remove, depose
Used in 9 Verses, 1 Book 9  Occurrence Count
פָּרַס , proper noun with reference to territory and people, paras — a country in west Asia which conquered Bab (value 340)
H6540,
פָּרַס Pâraç, paw-ras'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H6539:—Persia, Persians.Persia = "pure" or "splendid"
the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south
Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania Persian = see Persia "pure" or "splendid"
the people of the Persian empire
Used in 6 Verses, 2 Books 6  Occurrence Count
קוּם , verb, kum — to arise, stand (value 146)
H6966,
קוּם qûwm, koom; (Aramaic) corresponding to H6965:—appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).to arise, stand
(P'al)
to arise from
to come on the scene (fig)
to arise (out of inaction)
to stand
to endure
(Pael) to set up, establish
(Aphel)
to set up
to lift up
to establish
to appoint
(Hophal) to be made to stand
Used in 30 Verses, 2 Books 35  Occurrence Count
רְשַׁם , verb, rəsham — to inscribe, sign (value 540)
H7560,
רְשַׁם resham, resh-am'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7559:—sign, write.to inscribe, sign
(P'al) to inscribe, sign
(P'al)
to be inscribed, be written
to be signed
Used in 7 Verses, 1 Book 7  Occurrence Count
שְׁנָא , verb, shənaʾ — to change (value 351)
H8133,
שְׁנָא shenâʼ, shen-aw'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H8132:—alter, change, (be) diverse.to change, be altered, be changed
(P'al) to change, be changed
(Pael) to change, transform, frustrate
different (participle)
(Ithpael) to be changed
(Aphel) to change, alter
Used in 21 Verses, 2 Books 21  Occurrence Count
| Daniel 6:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| כְּעַ֣ן מַלְכָּ֔א תְּקִ֥ים אֱסָרָ֖א וְתִרְשֻׁ֣ם כְּתָבָ֑א דִּ֣י לָ֧א לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה כְּדָת־מָדַ֥י וּפָרַ֖ס דִּי־לָ֥א תֶעְדֵּֽא׃ |
| Verse #21914 (Ch. #856) — 15 words, 52 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Now, |
H3705kəʿan |
כְּעַן |
140 |
| O king, |
H4430melekh |
מֶלֶךְ |
90 |
| establish |
H6966kum |
קוּם |
146 |
| the decree, |
H633ʾesar |
אֱסָר |
261 |
| and sign |
H7560rəsham |
רְשַׁם |
540 |
| the writing, |
H3792kətav |
כְּתָב |
422 |
| that it be not |
H3809laʾ |
לָא |
31 |
| changed, |
H8133shənaʾ |
שְׁנָא |
351 |
| according to the law |
H1882dat |
דָּת |
404 |
| of the Medes |
H4076maday |
מָדַי |
54 |
| and Persians, |
H6540paras |
פָּרַס |
340 |
| which altereth |
H5709ʿadaʾ |
עֲדָא |
75 |
| not. |
H3809laʾ |
לָא |
31 |
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