עֲדָא
ʻădâʼ · H5709 · Aramaic · 9 occurrences
Meanings
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to come to an end, to depart, to pass
Literally: to pass; hence: process by which a condition comes to an end
ExamplesDaniel 4:31 “While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven, saying, ‘King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: sovereignty has been removed from you,
Daniel 6:8 “Now, O king, establish the injunction and sign the document so that it will not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.”
Daniel 6:12 Then they approached and spoke before the king about the king’s injunction: “Did you not sign an injunction that any person who offers a prayer to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be thrown into the lions’ den?” The king replied, “The statement is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.”
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to bring to an end, to take away
Literally: to cause to pass; hence: causative process by which a condition is brought to an end
ExamplesDaniel 5:20 “But when his heart was arrogant and his spirit became so overbearing that he behaved presumptuously, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his dignity was taken away from him.
Daniel 7:12 “As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.
Daniel 7:26 ‘But the court will convene for judgment, and his dominion will be taken away, annihilated and destroyed forever.
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to depose
Literally: to remove (a king); hence: causative action by which a deity strips a leader from his position of authority
ExamplesDaniel 2:21 “It is He who changes the times and the periods; He removes kings and appoints kings; He gives wisdom to wise men, And knowledge to people of understanding.
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Literally: the odor of fire passes over (someone); hence: process by which humans are exposed to fire and smoke which clings to their body or clothes (an odor clings (to someone))
ExamplesDaniel 3:27 The satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men, nor was the hair of their heads singed, nor were their trousers damaged, nor had even the smell of fire touched them.
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
9 occurrences in 5 groups
- Not stated: they 3
- Not stated: he, she or it 3
- מַלְכוּkingdom, reign 1
- רֵיחַsmell 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- שׇׁלְטָןdominion 2
- יְקָרglory 1
- מֶלֶךְking 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- מִןfrom+ ךָּyou 1
- מִןfrom+ וֹhim 1
- בin/on/with+ הֶםthem 1
With adverbsAdverbs
4 occurrences in 1 groups
- לָאnot 4
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- שְׁנָא shᵉnâʼ · H8133 · alter, change, diverse
- Aramaic verb (also used in biblical Aramaic sections) meaning 'to alter' or 'change,' particularly of laws and decrees, closely synonymous with עֲדָא in its alteration sense.
In the other Testament 2 words
- παράγω parágō · G3855 · to move along, to go along, to pass by
- Greek verb commonly used for 'pass away' or 'depart,' closely matching the Aramaic עֲדָא in contexts of passing or removal, particularly in temporal or spatial senses.
- μεταβαίνω metabaínō · G3327 · to move from one place to another, to change one’s location, to depart
- Greek verb for 'depart' or 'pass from one place to another,' a natural translation equivalent for the removal/departure sense of עֲדָא.
Semantic domains 8 entries
- Move002002001012
- This Move code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to pass by; to cross” sense; this word's own occurrences describe kingdoms and dominions coming to an end or persons being deposed, never a physical crossing or passing by.
- End002003003010
- Daniel 7:14 recounts of the Son of Man's dominion, “His dominion is an everlasting dominion which will not pass away; and His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed.”
- Role002002002008
- Daniel 5:20 recounts of Nebuchadnezzar, “he was deposed from his royal throne, and his dignity was taken away from him.”
- Smell002004001007
- Daniel 3:27 recounts of the three men rescued from the furnace, “the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men, nor was the hair of their heads singed, nor were their trousers damaged, nor had even the smell of fire touched them.”
- Undress002003001017
- This Undress code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to remove; to take off” sense; this word's own occurrences describe dominions ending and persons being deposed, never clothing being removed.
- Dress002003001007
- This Dress code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to adorn oneself; to deck oneself” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe anyone adorning or decking themselves.
- Engage002003003011
- This Engage code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to deck oneself (with a certain quality)” sense; this word's own occurrences describe dominions ending and kings being deposed, never a quality being figuratively worn.
- Hold002003001009
- This Hold code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to equip oneself” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe anyone equipping themselves, only dominions ending and kings being deposed.
Word family 12 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5709. ada or adah [עֲדָה] verb pass on, away (ᵑ7 (often for Hebrew עָבַר, Syriac; see…
or adah [עֲדָה] verb pass on, away (ᵑ7 (often for Hebrew עָבַר, Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew I. עָדָה (rare, late)); —
Pe`al Perfect3feminine singular עֲדָת Dan 3:27; Dan 4:28; Imperfect3masculine singular יֶעְדֵּה Dan 7:14, Dan 7:3feminine singular תֶּעְדֵּה Dan 6:9; —
1 pass on, over, with ב person Dan 3:27.
2 pass way, of kingdom Dan 4:28 (מִן person), Dan 7:14; of law Dan 6:9.
Haph`el take away (so Egyptian Aramaic S-CG 35): Perfect3masculine plural הֶעְדִּיו, accusative of thing, Dan 5:20 (מִן person), Dan 7:12; Imperfect3masculine plural יְהַעְדּוּן Dan 7:26; Participle מְהַעְדֵּה Dan 2:21 remove, depose kings, of God.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 8 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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