אַזְדָּא

Biblical Aramaic

sure — used 2 times in the Aramaic chapters of the Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

sure tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

אַזְדָּא: adj. sure, assured tree →

The whole BDB entry

(so Gi, with most MSS.; Baer אָֽזְדָא) adj. sure, assured (Pers. azda, Skr. addhâ, ‘certain’ (Kern ZDMG 1869, 220); so first NöKAT2 617; confirmed now by Egyptian Aramaic (RÉS 361, B 3) הן אזד יתעבד מן if it is made certain (certified) by, etc.; > 𝔊 KiAV al. (v. Thes) as vb. is gone, or (אָֽזְדָא) is going, from Talm. אֲזַד (= אֲזַל) go away (LevyNHWB i. 50); so ScheftMGWJ 1903, 310 from Zend *azda ‘gone,’ ptcp. pass. of azaiti ‘go’);—Dn 2:5 מִלְּתָה מִנִּי אַוְדָּא, v 8 דִּי־אַזְדָּא מִנִּי מִלְּתָא the word is assured on my part (the thing is fully resolved upon by me: cf.𝔖 ܫܰܪܺܝܪܳܐ; IE קַיָּימָא וֶאֱמֶת); + 3:14 (v. צְדָא).

Jastrow 1903

אַזְדָּא: it is decreed this tree →

The whole Jastrow entry

(foreg.) [it is] decreed (cmp. גְּזֵרָה). Dan. II, 5.—B. Mets. 116ᵇ if the landlord said, I let you this loft (as it is) א׳ it is a (divine) decree, i.e. it is the tenant’s misfortune that the loft fell in, and he has no claims. V. Ges. H. Dict. s. v.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates); Jastrow: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: [is] assured (2).

In the verses

Daniel 2:8 · tree →

עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֔ר מִן־יַצִּיב֙ יָדַ֣ע אֲנָ֔ה דִּ֥י עִדָּנָ֖א אַנְתּ֣וּן זָבְנִ֑ין כָּל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּ֣י חֲזֵית֔וֹן דִּ֥י אַזְדָּ֖א מִנִּ֥י מִלְּתָֽא׃

Word for word: [was].replying the king and.[was] saying according.to certain [am].knowing I (diy).that (the) time you [are].gaining as to because that you.have.seen (diy).that [is].assured from me the word

JPS 1917: The king answered and said: 'I know of a truth that ye would gain time, inasmuch as ye see the thing is certain with me,

Daniel 2:5 · tree →

עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֣ר לְכַשְׂדָּאֵ֔י מִלְּתָ֖א מִנִּ֣י אַזְדָּ֑א הֵ֣ן לָ֤א תְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙ חֶלְמָ֣א וּפִשְׁרֵ֔הּ הַדָּמִין֙ תִּתְעַבְד֔וּן וּבָתֵּיכ֖וֹן נְוָלִ֥י יִתְּשָׂמֽוּן׃

Word for word: [was].replying the king and.[was] saying to the Chaldeans the word from me [is].assured if not you will.make.known.to.me the dream and interpretation its members you.will.be.made and houses your a.refuse-heap they.will.be.made

JPS 1917: The king answered and said to the Chaldeans: 'The thing is certain with me; if ye make not known unto me the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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