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H1882

דָּת

datA:N-F

law

1) decree, law 1a) a decree (of the king) 1b) law 1c) law (of God)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

דָּת noun feminineDan 6:9 decree, law (Syriac; Persian loan-word, see Biblical Hebrew); — ׳ד absolute Dan 6:16; Dan 7:25, construct Ezra 7:14 +; emphatic דָּתָא Ezra 7:12 +; suffix דָּֽתְכוֺן Dan 2:9 —

1. decree of king Dan 2:13; Dan 2:15; Ezra 7:26 with suffix Dan 2:9 decree against you.
2. unchangeable law of Medes and Persians Dan 6:9; Dan 6:13; Dan 6:16.
3. law of God (in mouth of non-Jews): Dan 6:6; Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:14; Ezra 7:21; Ezra 7:26, so (absolute) Dan 7:25 laws of God Ezra 7:25.

9 occurrences

Ezra (5), Daniel (4)