Strong's Lexicon
denah: this, these
Original Word:דֵּן
Part of Speech:demonstrative prounoun common
Transliteration:den
Pronunciation:deh-naw'
Phonetic Spelling:(dane)
Definition:this, these
Meaning:this
Word Origin:Aramaic origin, related to the Hebrew demonstrative pronoun זֶה (zeh)
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Greek equivalent for the Aramaic "denah," the Greek demonstrative pronoun "οὗτος" (houtos, Strong's Greek 3778) serves a similar function in the New Testament, meaning "this" or "these."
Usage:The Aramaic word "denah" is used as a demonstrative pronoun in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in the books of Daniel and Ezra, which contain sections written in Aramaic. It functions similarly to the English word "this" or "these," pointing to specific objects, people, or concepts in the context of the narrative.
Cultural and Historical Background:The use of Aramaic in the Hebrew Bible reflects the historical context of the Jewish people during the Babylonian and Persian empires. Aramaic was the lingua franca of the Near East during this period, and its presence in the biblical text highlights the influence of these empires on the Jewish community. The books of Daniel and Ezra include Aramaic sections to address a broader audience and to reflect the administrative and cultural realities of the time.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin(Aramaic) a prim. pronoun
Definitionthis
NASB Translationone another* (1), therefore* (6), this (42), thus (2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
57 (Zinjirli , ; Egyptian Aramaic (S-C
Pap. B 17 +); (ib.
C 6, D 8); Nabataean, Palmyrene (Lzb
264 Cooke
26); (e.g.
1 Samuel 10:27) and (with , i.e. ,
ecce) ; Aramaic of Têma (Cooke
195. 198); Syriac

(contracted for ); Mandean ; Sabean

(Hom
Chrest. 13); Ethiopic

all from [,] , + demonstrative
noun (W
CG 108 f.); feminine Biblical Aramaic , , , Syriac

, Mandean , Ethiopic

without the
n; the plural is , q. v. ); —
this:Daniel 2:18this secret,Daniel 2:28;Daniel 2:29;Daniel 2:30 +,Ezra 4:11;Ezra 5:3,4,9 +;Daniel 5:22.
after thisDaniel 2:29,45; soDaniel 7:6,7.
like this, thus,Jeremiah 10:10 (= Hebrew ),Daniel 2:10 a wordlike this (compareEsther 4:14),Esther 3:29;Ezra 5:7.
on account of thisDaniel 3:16;Ezra 4:22;Ezra 5:5,17;Ezra 6:11; as conjunction =therefore (compare Hebrew )Ezra 4:14,15. — See also and .
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
aforetime, after this manner, here after, one
(Aramaic) an orthographical variation ofdek; this -- (afore-)time, + after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), + thus, where(-fore), which.
see HEBREWdek
Forms and Transliterations
דְּנָ֑ה דְּנָ֔ה דְּנָ֖ה דְּנָ֗ה דְּנָ֛ה דְּנָ֜ה דְּנָ֡ה דְּנָ֣ה דְּנָ֥ה דְּנָֽה׃ דְּנָה֙ דְּנָה֩ דְנָ֑ה דְנָ֔ה דְנָ֖ה דְנָ֗ה דְנָ֥ה דְנָֽה׃ דְנָה֒ דְנָה֙ דנה דנה׃ וְכִדְנָה֙ וּדְנָ֥ה ודנה וכדנה כִּדְנָֽה׃ כִּדְנָה֙ כִדְנָה֙ כדנה כדנה׃ chidNah də·nāh ḏə·nāh deNah dənāh ḏənāh kiḏ·nāh ḵiḏ·nāh kidNah kiḏnāh ḵiḏnāh ū·ḏə·nāh udeNah ūḏənāh vechidNah wə·ḵiḏ·nāh wəḵiḏnāh
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