1882. dath
Berean Strong's Lexicon
dath: Decree, Law, Regulation

Original Word: דָּת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: dath
Pronunciation: dath
Phonetic Spelling: (dawth)
Definition: Decree, Law, Regulation
Meaning: a royal edict, statute

Word Origin: Derived from Persian origin

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1378 - dogma: Refers to a decree or ordinance, often used in the New Testament to describe official edicts or religious decrees.

Usage: The Hebrew word "dath" refers to a decree, law, or regulation, often issued by a king or governing authority. It is used to describe official mandates that are binding and authoritative. In the context of the Bible, "dath" is typically associated with the laws and decrees of the Persian Empire, under which the Jewish people lived during the time of the exile and subsequent return to Jerusalem.

Cultural and Historical Background: The term "dath" is significant in the context of the Persian Empire, which was known for its structured legal system and the issuance of decrees by its rulers. The use of "dath" in the Hebrew Bible reflects the influence of Persian governance on the Jewish people during the period of the Babylonian exile and the subsequent Persian rule. This period was marked by the Jews' efforts to maintain their identity and religious practices while under foreign rule, often requiring them to navigate and adhere to the laws of the land.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to dath
Definition
decree, law
NASB Translation
decree (3), law (10), laws (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
דָּת noun feminineDan 6:9 decree, law (Syriac; Persian loan-word, see Biblical Hebrew); — ׳ד absolute Daniel 6:16; Daniel 7:25, construct Ezra 7:14 +; emphatic דָּתָא Ezra 7:12 +; suffix דָּֽתְכוֺן Daniel 2:9; —

1 decree of king Daniel 2:13,15; Ezra 7:26; with suffix Daniel 2:9 decree against you.

2 unchangeable law of Medes and Persians Daniel 6:9; Daniel 6:13; Daniel 6:16.

3 law of God (in mouth of non-Jews): Daniel 6:6; Ezra 7:12,14,21,26, so (absolute) Daniel 7:25; laws of God Ezra 7:25.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
decree, law

(Aramaic) corresponding to dath; decree, law.

see HEBREW dath

Forms and Transliterations
בְּדָ֥ת בדת דָּתֵ֣י דָּתָ֜א דָּתָ֣א דָּתָא֙ דָֽתְכ֗וֹן דָת֙ דָתָ֛א דת דתא דתי דתכון וְדָ֔ת וְדָתָ֣א וְדָתָא֙ ודת ודתא כְּדָת־ כדת־ bə·ḏāṯ beDat bəḏāṯ dā·ṯā ḏā·ṯā dā·ṯê ḏā·ṯə·ḵō·wn dat ḏāṯ daTa dāṯā ḏāṯā dāṯê dateChon daTei ḏāṯəḵōwn kə·ḏāṯ- kəḏāṯ- kedot veDat vedaTa wə·ḏā·ṯā wə·ḏāṯ wəḏāṯ wəḏāṯā
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Ezra 7:12
HEB: כָ֠הֲנָא סָפַ֨ר דָּתָ֜א דִּֽי־ אֱלָ֧הּ
NAS: the scribe of the law of the God
KJV: a scribe of the law of the God
INT: the priest the scribe of the law forasmuch of the God

Ezra 7:14
HEB: יְה֖וּד וְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם בְּדָ֥ת אֱלָהָ֖ךְ דִּ֥י
NAS: and Jerusalem according to the law of your God
KJV: and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God
INT: Judah and Jerusalem to the law of your God which

Ezra 7:21
HEB: כָהֲנָ֜ה סָפַ֤ר דָּתָא֙ דִּֽי־ אֱלָ֣הּ
NAS: the scribe of the law of the God
KJV: the scribe of the law of the God
INT: the priest the scribe of the law who of the God

Ezra 7:25
HEB: לְכָל־ יָדְעֵ֖י דָּתֵ֣י אֱלָהָ֑ךְ וְדִ֧י
NAS: those who know the laws of your God;
KJV: such as know the laws of thy God;
INT: all know the laws of your God who

Ezra 7:26
HEB: לֶהֱוֵ֨א עָבֵ֜ד דָּתָ֣א דִֽי־ אֱלָהָ֗ךְ
NAS: will not observe the law of your God
KJV: do the law of thy God,
INT: be observe the law forasmuch of your God

Ezra 7:26
HEB: דִֽי־ אֱלָהָ֗ךְ וְדָתָא֙ דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֔א
NAS: of your God and the law of the king,
KJV: of thy God, and the law of the king,
INT: forasmuch of your God and the law forasmuch of the king

Daniel 2:9
HEB: חֲדָה־ הִ֣יא דָֽתְכ֗וֹן וּמִלָּ֨ה כִדְבָ֤ה
NAS: to me, there is only one decree for you. For you have agreed together
KJV: [there is but] one decree for you: for ye have prepared
INT: one it decree words lying

Daniel 2:13
HEB: וְדָתָ֣א נֶפְקַ֔ת וְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖א
NAS: So the decree went forth
KJV: And the decree went forth
INT: the decree went the wise

Daniel 2:15
HEB: עַל־ מָ֥ה דָתָ֛א מְהַחְצְפָ֖ה מִן־
NAS: reason is the decree from the king
KJV: Why [is] the decree [so] hasty
INT: For what is the decree hasty according

Daniel 6:5
HEB: הַשְׁכַּ֥חְנָֽה עֲל֖וֹהִי בְּדָ֥ת אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ ס
NAS: [it] against him with regard to the law of his God.
KJV: we find [it] against him concerning the law of his God.
INT: find against to the law of his God

Daniel 6:8
HEB: לָ֧א לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה כְּדָת־ מָדַ֥י וּפָרַ֖ס
NAS: that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes
KJV: changed, according to the law of the Medes
INT: that it be not may not be changed to the law of the Medes and Persians

Daniel 6:12
HEB: יַצִּיבָ֧א מִלְּתָ֛א כְּדָת־ מָדַ֥י וּפָרַ֖ס
NAS: is TRUE, according to the law of the Medes
KJV: [is] true, according to the law of the Medes
INT: is true the statement to the law of the Medes and Persians

Daniel 6:15
HEB: מַלְכָּא֙ דִּֽי־ דָת֙ לְמָדַ֣י וּפָרַ֔ס
NAS: O king, that it is a law of the Medes
KJV: O king, that the law of the Medes
INT: king which law of the Medes and Persians

Daniel 7:25
HEB: לְהַשְׁנָיָה֙ זִמְנִ֣ין וְדָ֔ת וְיִתְיַהֲב֣וּן בִּידֵ֔הּ
NAS: in times and in law; and they will be given
KJV: times and laws: and they shall be given
INT: to make times law will be given his hand

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1882
14 Occurrences


bə·ḏāṯ — 2 Occ.
ḏāṯ — 1 Occ.
dā·ṯā — 4 Occ.
ḏā·ṯə·ḵō·wn — 1 Occ.
dā·ṯê — 1 Occ.
kə·ḏāṯ- — 2 Occ.
wə·ḏāṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḏā·ṯā — 2 Occ.
















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