King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H1882
Transliteration: dath
Phonetic Spelling: (dawth)
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: decree, law
Meaning: a royal edict, statute
Word Summary
dath: decree, law
Original Word: דָּתTransliteration: dath
Phonetic Spelling: (dawth)
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: decree, law
Meaning: a royal edict, statute
Strong's Concordance
decree, law (Aramaic) corresponding to dath; decree, law.
see HEBREW dath
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1882. dath
דָּת noun feminineDaniel 6:9 decree, law (Syriac; Persian loan-word, see Biblical Hebrew); — ׳ד absolute 6:16; 7:25, construct Ezra 7:14 +; emphatic דָּתָא 7:12 +; suffix דָּֽתְכוֺן Daniel 2:9; —
1 decree of king Daniel 2:13, 15; Ezra 7:26; with suffix Daniel 2:9 decree against you.
2 unchangeable law of Medes and Persians Daniel 6:9; 6:13; 6:16.
3 law of God (in mouth of non-Jews): Daniel 6:6; Ezra 7:12, 14, 21, 26, so (absolute) Daniel 7:25; laws of God Ezra 7:25.