אִלֵּין
Biblical Aramaic
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
these tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
אִלֵּין: demonstr.pron.pl. these tree →
The whole BDB entry
(אִלֵּן Dn 2:44; 6:7) demonstr.pron.pl. these (pl. of דְּנָה, q.v.: Palm. אלן (Lzb264 Eph. i. 343. 345 Cooke 26); 𝔗 אילין; Mand. עלין (NöM 89 f.); Talm. (with emph. hâ prefixed, WCG 109) הָאִלֵּין: v. further sub BH אֵלֶּה, and add Egyptian Aramaic אלו Cooke 26);—these, only Dn: Dn 2:40 דִּי מְרָעַע כָּל־ אִלֵּין, v 44 כָּל־אִלֵּן מַלְכְוָתָא, 6:3 אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא אִלֵּין (so v 7), 7:17 אִלֵּין חֵיוָתָא.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech not compared, 5 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech not compared, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates); Jastrow: none
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: these (5).
In the verses
אִלֵּין֙ חֵיוָתָ֣א רַבְרְבָתָ֔א דִּ֥י אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְקוּמ֥וּן מִן־אַרְעָֽא׃
Word for word: these the beasts (the) great which they [are].four four kings they.will.arise from the earth
JPS 1917: 'These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, that shall arise out of the earth.
אֱ֠דַיִן סָרְכַיָּ֤א וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙ אִלֵּ֔ן הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּ עַל־מַלְכָּ֑א וְכֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לֵ֔הּ דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א לְעָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי׃
Word for word: then the overseers and the satraps these they.came.as.a.crowd to the king and as.follows [they.were].saying to him O.Darius the king forever live!
JPS 1917: Then these presidents and satraps came tumultuously to the king, and said thus unto him: 'King Darius, live for ever!
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