דָּת noun feminine^{Esther 3:15} decree, law, usage, only in Persian period (Biblical Aramaic Late Hebrew id., Syriac or ; Persian loan-word, Old Persian dâta, law, Spieg^{APK 225}) — ׳ד absolute Esther 1:8 9t.; construct דַּת Esther 2:12, דָּת Esther 9:13; suffix דָּתוֺ Esther 2:8 4t.; plural construct דָּתֵי Ezra 8:36 2t.; suffix דָּתַיהֶם Esther 3:8; —

1 decree, edict, commission of Persian king Ezra 8:36 (word elsewhere only in Esther) Esther 2:8 ("" דְּבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ), Esther 4:3 ("" id.) Esther 8:17 ("" id.) Esther 9:1 ("" id.; with עשׂה execute) compare also Esther 9:13; with verb נָתַן Esther 3:14,15; Esther 8:13,14; Esther 9:14; written כְּתָבהַֿדָּת Esther 4:8 (compare Esther 3:14; Esther 8:13).

2 law, permanently valid and applicable, וְיִכָּתֵב בְּדָתֵי מָּרַסוּֿמָדַי וְלֹא יַעֲבוֺר Esther 1:19 compare Esther 1:15; Esther 4:11,16; יֹדְעֵי דָּת וָדִין Esther 1:13 those that understood law and judgment; דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Esther 3:8; of laws of the Jews in Persia Esther 3:8; even of rules for drinking at a feast Esther 1:8; for purifying of women Esther 2:12. — The distinction between 1 &

2 is not absolute. The king's will was law, and the royal edict (דְּבַר מַלְכוּת) concerning Vashti was reckoned among the laws (דָּתֵי) of the Persians & Medes (Esther 1:19). — In Deuteronomy 33:2 ᵑ0 אֵשׁ דָּת לָמוֺ fire was a law for them is corrupt; many emendations proposed, compare Di; Di suggests דֹת[לַמִּ] אֵשׁ fire of flames, flaming fire, compare הַלַּמִּידִם Exodus 20:18 (but לַמִּדֹת plural in תֹ֯ not in OT unless as proper name), or (better), דֶת[יֹקֶ] אֵשׁ a burning fire, compare Isaiah 65:5 (different sense).

בְּדָתֵ֥י בדתי דָּ֖ת דָּ֥ת דָּת֙ דָּתֵ֣י דָּתֵ֤י דָּתוֹ֙ דת דתו דתי הַ֠דָּת הדת וְדָת֔וֹ וְדָת֖וֹ וְדָתֵיהֶ֞ם וְדָתוֹ֙ וְהַדָּ֥ת ודתו ודתיהם והדת כְּדָ֣ת כְּדָ֤ת כְּדָת֙ כַדָּ֔ת כַדָּ֖ת כדת bə·ḏā·ṯê bəḏāṯê bedaTei chadDat dā·ṯê dā·ṯōw dat dāṯ dāṯê daTei daTo dāṯōw had·dāṯ haddāṯ Haddot ḵad·dāṯ ḵaddāṯ kə·ḏāṯ keDat kəḏāṯ vedateiHem vedaTo vehadDat wə·ḏā·ṯê·hem wə·ḏā·ṯōw wə·had·dāṯ wəḏāṯêhem wəḏāṯōw wəhaddāṯInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts