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דָּת

A royal edict or statute

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דָּת H1881
Pronunciation dāt

What does דָּת (dāt) mean in the Bible?

דָּת (dāt): Royal decree with binding force; often Persian legal term in late OT texts denoting authoritative written command

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Questions this entry answers

What does דָּת (dāt) mean in the Bible?

דָּת (dāt): Royal decree with binding force; often Persian legal term in late OT texts denoting authoritative written command

How does the BSB render H1881?

The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and edict (3), and the edict (2), of the edict (2), According to law (1), An edict (1).

Where does דָּת (dāt) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 8:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (20), Ezra (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
and edict 3× Esther 2:8, Esther 4:3, Esther 9:1
and the edict 2× Esther 3:15, Esther 8:14
of the edict 2× Esther 3:14, Esther 8:13
According to law 1× Esther 1:15
An edict 1× Esther 9:14
and decree 1× Esther 8:17
By 1× Esther 1:8
decree 1× Esther 4:8
edict 1× Esther 9:13
edicts 1× Ezra 8:36
in law 1× Esther 1:13
in the laws 1× Esther 1:19
law 1× Esther 4:11
laws 1× Esther 3:8
regulation required 1× Esther 2:12
the law 1× Esther 4:16
Their laws 1× Esther 3:8
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 8:36 דָּתֵ֣י to edicts Noun - feminine plural construct Esther 1:8 כַדָּ֖ת to By Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular Esther 1:13 דָּ֥ת to in law Noun - feminine singular Esther 1:15 כְּדָת֙ to According to law Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Esther 1:19 בְּדָתֵ֥י to in the laws Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Esther 2:8 וְדָת֔וֹ to and edict Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Esther 2:12 כְּדָ֤ת to regulation required Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Esther 3:8 וְדָתֵיהֶ֞ם to Their laws Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Esther 3:8 דָּתֵ֤י to laws Noun - feminine plural construct Esther 3:14 דָּת֙ to of the edict Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Ezra 8:36
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 2
Ezra 1 Esther 20
Source forms
דָּת֙ 2x dāṯ Esther 3:14, Esther 8:13
וְדָתוֹ֙ 2x wə·ḏā·ṯōw Esther 4:3, Esther 8:17
וְהַדָּ֥ת 2x wə·had·dāṯ Esther 3:15, Esther 8:14
בְּדָתֵ֥י 1x bə·ḏā·ṯê Esther 1:19
דָּ֥ת 1x dāṯ Esther 1:13
דָּ֖ת 1x dāṯ Esther 9:14
דָּתוֹ֙ 1x dā·ṯōw Esther 4:11
דָּתֵ֣י 1x dā·ṯê Ezra 8:36
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x Esther 2:8, Esther 4:3, Esther 8:17, Esther 9:1
Noun - feminine singular 4x Esther 1:13, Esther 3:14, Esther 8:13, Esther 9:14
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Esther 3:15, Esther 8:14
Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Ezra 8:36, Esther 3:8
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Esther 2:12, Esther 9:13
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Esther 1:8, Esther 4:16
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Esther 4:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Esther 3:8
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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