1) decree, law, edict, regulation, usage 1a) decree, edict, commission 1b) law, rule Aramaic equivalent: dat (דָּת "law" H1882)
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H1881 — דָּת
dat · law · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Ezra 8:36 · דָּתֵ֣יThey also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.Esther 1:8 · כַדָּ֖תBy order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.Esther 1:13 · דָּ֥תThen the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.Esther 1:15 · כְּדָת֙“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”Esther 1:19 · בְּדָתֵ֥יSo if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.Esther 2:8 · וְדָת֔וֹWhen the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.Esther 2:12 · כְּדָ֤תIn the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.Esther 3:8 · וְדָתֵיהֶ֞ם · דָּתֵ֤יThen Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.Esther 3:14 · דָּת֙A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that they would be ready on that day.Esther 3:15 · וְהַדָּ֥תThe couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.Esther 4:3 · וְדָתוֹ֙In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.Esther 4:8 · הַ֠דָּתMordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.Esther 4:11 · דָּתוֹ֙“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”Esther 4:16 · כַדָּ֔ת“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”Esther 8:13 · דָּת֙A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.Esther 8:14 · וְהַדָּ֥תThe couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.Esther 8:17 · וְדָתוֹ֙In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.Esther 9:1 · וְדָת֖וֹOn the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.Esther 9:13 · כְּדָ֣תEsther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”Esther 9:14 · דָּ֖תSo the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.