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Lexicon :: Strong's H5931 - ʿillâ

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עִלָּה
Transliteration
ʿillâ
Pronunciation
il-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a root corresponding to עָלָה (H5927)
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TWOT Reference: 2910

Strong’s Definitions

עִלָּה ʻillâh, il-law'; (Aramaic) feminine from a root corresponding to H5927; a pretext (as arising artificially):—occasion.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H5931 in the following manner: occasion (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H5931 in the following manner: occasion (3x).
  1. matter, affair, occasion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עִלָּה ʻillâh, il-law'; (Aramaic) feminine from a root corresponding to H5927; a pretext (as arising artificially):—occasion.
STRONGS H5931: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

עִלָּה noun feminine matter, affair, occasion (Syriac bdb110603, see H5953 Biblical Hebrew I. עלל); — absolute ע׳ Daniel 6:5 [Daniel 6:4] (twice in verse); Daniel 6:6 [Daniel 6:5] (= ground of accusation).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

6:4; 6:5

H5931

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5931 matches the Hebrew עִלָּה (ʿillâ),
which occurs 3 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:5 - So they concluded, “Our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel will be in connection with the rules of his religion.”
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