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Lexicon :: Strong's H1881 - dāṯ

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דָּת
Transliteration
dāṯ
Pronunciation
dawth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation
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TWOT Reference: 458

Strong’s Definitions

דָּת dâth, dawth; of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation; a royal edict or statute:—commandment, commission, decree, law, manner.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H1881 in the following manner: law (9x), decree (9x), commandment (2x), manner (1x), commission (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H1881 in the following manner: law (9x), decree (9x), commandment (2x), manner (1x), commission (1x).

  1. decree, law, edict, regulation, usage

    1. decree, edict, commission

    2. law, rule

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דָּת dâth, dawth; of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation; a royal edict or statute:—commandment, commission, decree, law, manner.
STRONGS H1881: Abbreviations
† דָּת noun feminineEsther 3:15 decree, law, usage, only in Persian period (Biblical Aramaic Late Hebrew id., Syriac aTfD or aTxD; Persian loan-word, Old Persian dâta, law, SpiegAPK 225) — ד׳ absolute Esther 1:8 + 9 times; construct דַּת Esther 2:12, דָּת Esther 9:13; suffix דָּתוֺ Esther 2:8 + 4 times; plural construct דָּתֵי Ezra 8:36 + 2 times; 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 MT 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).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H1882.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

20:18

Deuteronomy

33:2

Ezra

8:36; 8:36

Esther

1:8; 1:8; 1:13; 1:15; 1:19; 1:19; 2:8; 2:8; 2:12; 2:12; 3:8; 3:8; 3:8; 3:14; 3:14; 3:15; 3:15; 4:3; 4:8; 4:11; 4:16; 8:13; 8:13; 8:14; 8:17; 9:1; 9:13; 9:13; 9:14

Isaiah

65:5

H1881

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Strong's Number H1881 matches the Hebrew דָּת (dāṯ),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:36 - The king’s decrees were delivered to his highest officers and the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River,[fn] who then cooperated by supporting the people and the Temple of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:8 - By edict of the king, no limits were placed on the drinking, for the king had instructed all his palace officials to serve each man as much as he wanted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:13 - He immediately consulted with his wise advisers, who knew all the Persian laws and customs, for he always asked their advice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:15 - “What must be done to Queen Vashti?” the king demanded. “What penalty does the law provide for a queen who refuses to obey the king’s orders, properly sent through his eunuchs?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:19 - “So if it please the king, we suggest that you issue a written decree, a law of the Persians and Medes that cannot be revoked. It should order that Queen Vashti be forever banished from the presence of King Xerxes, and that the king should choose another queen more worthy than she.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:8 - As a result of the king’s decree, Esther, along with many other young women, was brought to the king’s harem at the fortress of Susa and placed in Hegai’s care.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:12 - Before each young woman was taken to the king’s bed, she was given the prescribed twelve months of beauty treatments—six months with oil of myrrh, followed by six months with special perfumes and ointments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:8 - Then Haman approached King Xerxes and said, “There is a certain race of people scattered through all the provinces of your empire who keep themselves separate from everyone else. Their laws are different from those of any other people, and they refuse to obey the laws of the king. So it is not in the king’s interest to let them live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:14 - A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that they would be ready to do their duty on the appointed day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:15 - At the king’s command, the decree went out by swift messengers, and it was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa fell into confusion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:3 - And as news of the king’s decree reached all the provinces, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and wailed, and many people lay in burlap and ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:8 - Mordecai gave Hathach a copy of the decree issued in Susa that called for the death of all Jews. He asked Hathach to show it to Esther and explain the situation to her. He also asked Hathach to direct her to go to the king to beg for mercy and plead for her people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:11 - “All the king’s officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited is doomed to die unless the king holds out his gold scepter. And the king has not called for me to come to him for thirty days.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:16 - “Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:13 - A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that the Jews would be ready to take revenge on their enemies on the appointed day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:14 - So urged on by the king’s command, the messengers rode out swiftly on fast horses bred for the king’s service. The same decree was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:17 - In every province and city, wherever the king’s decree arrived, the Jews rejoiced and had a great celebration and declared a public festival and holiday. And many of the people of the land became Jews themselves, for they feared what the Jews might do to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:1 - So on March 7[fn] the two decrees of the king were put into effect. On that day, the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but quite the opposite happened. It was the Jews who overpowered their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:13 - Esther responded, “If it please the king, give the Jews in Susa permission to do again tomorrow as they have done today, and let the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be impaled on a pole.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:14 - So the king agreed, and the decree was announced in Susa. And they impaled the bodies of Haman’s ten sons.
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