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Lexicon :: Strong's H1761 - daḥăvâ

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דַּחֲוָה
Transliteration
daḥăvâ
Pronunciation
dakh-av-aw'
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Part of Speech
collective feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the equivalent of דָּחָה (H1760)
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TWOT Reference: 2671

Strong’s Definitions

דַּחֲוָה dachăvâh, dakh-av-aw'; (Aramaic) from the equivalent of H1760; probably a musical instrument (as being struck):—instrument of music.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H1761 in the following manner: instrument of musick (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H1761 in the following manner: instrument of musick (1x).
  1. diversions, musical instruments?, dancing girls, concubines, music

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דַּחֲוָה dachăvâh, dakh-av-aw'; (Aramaic) from the equivalent of H1760; probably a musical instrument (as being struck):—instrument of music.
STRONGS H1761: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

‡ † [דַּחֲוָה] noun feminine dubious; — plural absolute דַּחֲוָן Daniel 6:19, Vrss conject.; AV RV instrument of music (so AE, assuming meaning strike [strings] for דְּחָא [Biblical Hebrew דָּחָה] thrust; Saad RVm dancing-girls; Bertholet al. concubines (from sens. obsc. of Arabic bdb108703, but then read probably לְחֵנָן (Daniel 5:2, 3, 23) Marti Prince Dr.

See related Hebrew H1760.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

5:2; 5:3; 5:23; 6:19

H1761

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1761 matches the Hebrew דַּחֲוָה (daḥăvâ),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:18 - Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians[fn] were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him.
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