Daniel 6:12
Old Testament • 35 words with Strong's data
"Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
קָרַב
qârab
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
עַל
ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
שְׁלוֹשִׁים
shᵉlôwshîym
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
יָשַׁע
yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
שָׁלַךְ
shâlak
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
גֹּב
gôb
a pit (for wild animals) (as cut out)
כְּפִיר
kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
עָנָה
ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, ...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
אֶמֶת
ʼemeth
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
תּוֹרָה
tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
מָדַי
Mâday
{Madai, a country of central Asia}
פָּרַס
Pâraç
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
עֲדָא
ʻădâʼ
{to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)}
Key Terms in This Verse
עֲדָא ʻădâʼ
{to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)}
Study H5709 →פָּרַס Pâraç
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
Study H6539 →כְּפִיר kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
Study H3715 →Cross References
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasu...
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
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