Ezra 6:2 — Word Study
WLCוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א דִּ֛י בְּמָדַ֥י מְדִינְתָּ֖ה מְגִלָּ֣ה חֲדָ֑ה וְכֵן־ כְּתִ֥יב בְּגַוַּ֖הּ דִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃ פ
BSAAnd a scrollmᵉgillâh△ [a rolled-up book, a record] was foundshᵉkach■ [discovered, came across] in the fortressbîyrâʼ△ [citadel, strong fortress] of EcbatanaʼAchmᵉthâʼ△ [Achmetha, the summer capital of Persia] in the provincemᵉdîynâh [region, district] of MediaMâday [a country in central Asia] ◂with the followingkên writtenkᵉthab on itgav Memorandumdikrôwn [a written record, a note]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח | and it was found | Conjunction, verb plural third person masculine singular |
| בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א | in Ecbatana | Preposition, noun proper |
| בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א | in citadel the | Preposition, noun common feminine singular determined, particle |
| דִּ֛י | which | Conjunction |
| בְּמָדַ֥י | [is] in Media | Preposition, noun proper |
| מְדִינְתָּ֖ה | province the | Noun common feminine singular determined, particle |
| מְגִלָּ֣ה | a scroll | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
| חֲדָ֑ה | one | |
| וְכֵן־ | and as follows | Conjunction, adverb |
| כְּתִ֥יב | it was written | Verb masculine singular |
| בְּגַוַּ֖הּ | in midst its | Preposition, noun common both singular construct, suffix |
| דִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃ פ | memorandum | Noun common both singular determined, particle |
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| BSB | And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum: |
| KJV | And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: |
| ASV | And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record: |
| YLT | and there hath been found at Achmetha, in a palace that [is] in the province of Media, a roll, and a record thus written within it [is]: |
| WEB | A scroll was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, and in it this was written for a record: |
| BBE | And at Achmetha, in the great house of the king in the land of Media, they came across a roll, in which this statement was put on record: |
Where they part company is מְגִלָּה — see How Translations Differ.
The main verb anchors the sentence, with several phrases providing detail about the scroll's location and content.
8 commentators on this verse
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clause
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3 of 12 occur nowhere else in the Old Testament — words chosen on purpose.
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Deep Study — Ezra 6:2
Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.
Context — The Search for Recordsgenerated
Ezra 6:2 recounts the discovery of a scroll in Ecbatana during King Darius's search for documents related to the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. This event highlights the importance of written records in preserving history and authority, particularly in the context of the Jewish return from Babylonian exile. The scroll contained a memorandum, indicating the official nature of the document and its relevance to the ongoing restoration efforts.
Cross References
The Key Word — מְגִלָּה, me.gi.Lahgenerated
The word מְגִלָּה (megillah) refers specifically to a scroll, a rolled-up book that contains written records. It is commonly associated with important documents, often of a religious or legal nature. The parsing indicates it is a feminine singular noun, emphasizing its role as a significant object within the narrative.
In this verse, the scroll serves as a crucial artifact, representing the continuity of Jewish identity and authority through written records. The context of its discovery adds weight to its importance in the historical narrative.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against. The BSB has a scroll, which is echoed by the KJV and ASV, both translating the term consistently.
Where others part company with the BSB is in the rendering of מְגִלָּה. The ASV, KJV, and others opt for a record, while the BSB and several modern translations choose a scroll, reflecting a more literal interpretation of the Hebrew term.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb governing the verse is הִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח, it was found, which sets the stage for the entire sentence. The structure includes several prepositional phrases that detail where the scroll was found and what it contained.
The prepositional phrases בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א and בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א provide specific locations, while the noun phrase מְגִלָּ֣ה serves as the subject, emphasizing the scroll's significance.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates מְגִלָּה as κεφαλὶς, which suggests a focus on the scroll as a formal document. This choice indicates a recognition of its importance as a written record.
The LXX's rendering reflects a broader understanding of the scroll's role in preserving history and authority, consistent with its use in other ancient texts.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Ezra 6:2 tells us that a scroll was found in Ecbatana, the summer capital of Persia. This scroll contained a memorandum, an important written record related to the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. The discovery highlights the significance of written documents in maintaining the history and authority of the Jewish people.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The scroll represents an official record that is crucial for the Jewish community's efforts to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, affirming their identity and authority.
In this context, 'memorandum' refers to a written record that documents important decisions or events, serving as a formal account of the past.
Ecbatana was the summer capital of Persia and a significant center for administration, making it a relevant location for the discovery of important documents.
This verse connects to the broader narrative by illustrating the efforts to restore the temple and the importance of written records in legitimizing those efforts.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What role do written records play in preserving history and identity?
- How can we ensure that important memories and events are documented in our lives?
- In what ways do we rely on formal records in our own communities today?
- What can we learn from the significance of the scroll in the context of rebuilding and restoration?
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Ezra 6:2 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd there was found at Achmetha,.... Which Jarchi and Aben Ezra take to be the name of a vessel in which letters and writings were put for safety; but it was no doubt the name of a place; the Vulgate
Read John Gill on Ezra 6 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: There was found at Achmetha , [ bª-'Achmaªtaa' (H307).
Read Robert Jamieson on Ezra 6 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleHere the king’ s answer may seem to begin, and this following account he sends to them, and after that lays down his commands. Achmetha; the royal city of the Medes and Persians.
Read Matthew Poole on Ezra 6 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsEzra 6:2 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus written:Ver. 2. And there was found at Achmetha] Or Ecbatana. This was occasioned by the malice of the Jews’ adversaries, and proved a great furtherance to the finishing of the temple. Sic canes lingunt ulcera Lazari. So dogs licked the sores of Lazarus. All things work together for good to them that love God, Romans 8:28. Venenum aliquando pro remedio fuit, At length a poison will be for a medicine. saith Seneca.
Read John Trapp on Ezra 6 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) At Achmetha.—That is, Ecbatana, the Median capital of Cyrus. It is probable that the original roll of parchment had been destroyed at Babylon by Smerdis, but a copy of it was found here, probably in a Chaldean transcript.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Ezra 6 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 2. At Achmetha] Ecbatana in India, whither it is probable all the records of Cyrus had been carried. This was a sort of summer residence for the kings of Persia.
Read AdamClarke on Ezra 6 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges2. And there was found at Achmetha] R.V. margin, That is, Ecbatana. The precious document was not found at Babylon. It has been suggested that valuable records were hastily transferred from Babylon to Ecbatana during the short and disturbed reign of Pseudo-Smerdis, who would wish to destroy the edicts of his predecessors. But whatever the cause may have been, notice of its removal had been duly recorded, and the enquiry at Babylon led to search and identification at Ecbatana. Achmetha] This is the Aramaic transliteration of the Median capital known to us as ‘Ecbatana’ (Gr. ἐκβάτανα and ἀγβάτανα) of which the Persian pronunciation was something like ‘Hangmatβna’. It was the summer residence…
Read Cambridge on Ezra 6 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible“Achmetha” is the “Ecbatana,” or “Agbatana,” of the Greeks, the Persian name for which, as we find in the Behistun Inscription, was HaGMaTANa.
Read Albert Barnes on Ezra 6 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum:
A scroll was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, and in it this was written for a record:
And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum:
A scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana which is in the province of Media, and it was inscribed as follows: “Memorandum:
Tyndale line
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record:
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record.
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and in it was a record thus written:
And there was founde in a coffer (in the palace that was in the prouince of the Medes) a volume, and therein was it thus written, as a memoriall,
Strictly literal
And there was found at Achmetha in the fortress that is in the province of Media a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
and there hath been found at Achmetha, in a palace that [is] in the province of Media, a roll, and a record thus written within it [is]:
and there has been found at Achmetha, in a palace that [is] in the province of Media, a scroll, and a record thus written within it [is]:
And there was found at Achmetha, in the castle that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written: A record.
In the fortified city of Ecbatana in Media a scroll was found; this was its record:
From the Latin
And there was found in Ecbatana, which is a castle in the province of Media, a book in which this record was written.
Simplified
But it was actually in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, that a scroll was found, recording the following:
And at Achmetha, in the great house of the king in the land of Media, they came across a roll, in which this statement was put on record:
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in their wording, with 11 of the 12 words matching. The Dead Sea Scrolls, however, show some restoration, indicating that parts of the text were missing and had to be supplied by an editor.
וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א דִּ֛י בְּמָדַ֥י מְדִינְתָּ֖ה מְגִלָּ֣ה חֲדָ֑ה וְכֵן־ כְּתִ֥יב בְּגַוַּ֖הּ דִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃ פ
11 of the 12 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
[והשתכח] [באחמתא] [בבירת] [א] [די] [במדי] מדינת א מגלה חדה [וכן] כתיב [בגו׳ה] [דכרונ] [ה]
4 words on the leather — 1 partly restored, 10 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Ezra 6:2
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
שְׁכַח (shkach) means 'to find' and can also imply the state of being found. It is built from the idea of discovering something that was covered or forgotten. The entries indicate its use in both literal and figurative contexts, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.
[שְׁכַח] vb. Haph. find
Hithpe. be found
base
H7912 שְׁכַח
7912 shkach shek-akh'
(Aramaic) corresponding to 7911 through the idea of
disclosure of a covered or forgotten thing; to discover
(literally or figuratively):--find.
see HEBREW for 07911
שְׁכַח (she.khach) — to find.
1) to find
1a) (Aphel) to find
1b) (Ithp'al) to be found
Adj | V-u-Perf-3ms — Conjunction · verb plural third person masculine singularAC/Vup3ms
אַחְמְתָא (Achmtha) refers to Ecbatana, the summer capital of Persia. It is derived from Persian and is mentioned in the context of its historical significance as a residence for Persian kings after being captured by Cyrus in 550 BC, specifically noted in Ezra 6:2.
אַחְמְתָא n.pr.loc. Ecbatana, Ezr 6:2
ref
H307 אַחְמְתָא
307 'Achmtha' akh-me-thaw'
of Persian derivation; Achmetha (i.e. Ecbatana), the summer
capital of Persia:--Achmetha.
אַחְמְתָא (ach.me.ta) — Ecbatana.
§ Achmetha = "Ecbatana"
capital of Media, captured by Cyrus in 550 BC and then summer residence of Persian kings
Adj | N-proper — Preposition · noun properAR/Npl
Ecbatana
(Ezra 6:2 marg.). (See ACHMETHA.)
Ezra 6:2 margin. In the apocryphal books Ecbatana is frequently mentioned. Two cities named Ecbatana seem to have existed in ancient times, one the capital of northern Media --the Media Atropatene of Strabo --the other the metropolis of the larger and more important province known as Media Magna. The site of the former appears to be marked by the very curious ruins at Takht-i-Suleiman.
בִּירְתָא (biyra') is an Aramaic word meaning 'palace' or 'citadel.' It is derived from the related term for 'palace' in Hebrew. The word appears in Ezra 6:2, where it refers to a castle or fortified structure.
בִּירְתָא n.f. emph. castle;—Ezr 6:2.
ref
H1001 בִּירְתָא, בִּירָא
1001 biyra' bee-raw'
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1002; a palace:--palace.
see HEBREW for 01002
בִּירְתָא (bi.ra) — citadel.
castle, citadel, palace
Aramaic of bi.rah (בִּירָה "palace" H1002)
Adj | N-fs | Art — Preposition · noun common feminine singular determined · particleAR/Ncfsd/Ta
sit'-a-del (1 Macc 1:33; 3:45).
See FORTIFICATION.
דִּי (diy) is an Aramaic word meaning 'that,' functioning as a relative conjunction and a preposition in various contexts. It can indicate relationships such as 'who,' 'which,' or 'because,' and is used in adverbial phrases. The entries highlight its role in connecting clauses and marking possession.
דִּי part. of relation, who, which, that, used also as mark of gen. and conj. that, because
base
H1768 דִּי
1768 diy dee
(Aramaic) apparently for 1668; that, used as relative
conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial
phrases; also as preposition of:--X as, but, for(-asmuch +), +
now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, + what
(-soever), when, which, whom, whose.
see HEBREW for 01668
דִּי (di) — that.
part of relation
1) who, which, that
mark of genitive
2) that of, which belongs to, that
conj
3) that, because
AC — ConjunctionAC
מָדַי (Maday) refers to the Medes or Media, a region and its inhabitants located northwest of Persia. The term is derived from Aramaic and is associated with the concept of a 'middle land.' The entries indicate that it is linked to the territory inhabited by the Medes, situated near the Caspian Sea and surrounding regions.
מָדַי n.pr.gent. et terr. Medes, Media
base
H4076 מָדַי
4076 Maday maw-dah'-ee
(Aramaic) corresponding to 4074:--Mede(-s).
see HEBREW for 04074
מָדַי (ma.day) — Mede.
also called Mede frequently
Aramaic of me.dan (מְדָן "Medan" H4091)
§ Medes = "middle land"
1) the territory inhabited by the Medes
2a) located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram
מָדַי (ma.day) — Media.
Aramaic of ma.day (מָדַי "Media" H4074H)
§ Medes = "middle land"
the territory inhabited by the Medes
located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram
Adj | N-proper — Preposition · noun properAR/Npl
me'-di-a (madhay; Achaem. Persian Mada; Media): Lay to the West and Southwest of the Caspian, and extended thence to the Zagrus Mountains on the West On the North in later times it was bounded by the rivers Araxes and Cyrus, which separated it from Armenia. Its eastern boundaries were formed by Hyrcania and the Great Salt Desert (now called the Kavir), and it was bounded on the South by Susiana. In earlier times its limits were somewhat indefinite. It included Atropatene, (Armenian Atrpatakan, the name, "Fire-guarding," showing devotion to the worship of Fire) to the North, and Media Magna to the South, the former being the present A'zarbaijan. Near the Caspian the country is low, damp and unhealthy, but inland most of it is high and mountainous, Mt. Demavand in the Alburz range reaching 18,600 ft. Atropatene was famed for the fertility of its valleys and table-lands, except toward the…
Media
Heb. Madai, which is rendered in the Authorized Version (1) “Madai,” Gen. 10:2; (2) “Medes,” 2 Kings 17:6; 18:11; (3) “Media,” Esther 1:3; 10:2; Isa. 21:2; Dan. 8:20; (4) “Mede,” only in Dan. 11:1.
We first hear of this people in the Assyrian cuneiform records, under the name of Amada, about B.C. 840. They appear to have been a branch of the Aryans, who came from the east bank of the Indus, and were probably the predominant race for a while in the Mesopotamian valley. They consisted for three or four centuries of a number of tribes, each ruled by its…
Called by the Hebrews MADAI, and supposed to have been peopled by the descendants of Madai the son of Japheth, Ge 10:2; extended itself on the west and south of the Caspian Sea, from Armenia and Assyria on the north and west, to Farsistan or Persia proper on the south; and included the districts now called Shirvan, Adserbijan, Ghilan, Masanderan, and Irak Adjemi. It covered a territory larger than that of Spain, lying between 32 degrees and 40 degrees of north latitude, and was one of the most fertile and earliest cultivated among the kingdoms of Asia. It had two grand divisions, of which the northwestern was called Atropatene, or Lesser Media, and the southern Greater Media. The former corresponds to the modern Abserbijan, now, as formerly, a province of the Persian empire, on the west of the Caspian, surrounded by high mountains of…
measure; habit; covering
מְדִינָה (mdiynah) refers to a judicial district or province. It is derived from the Aramaic word for province and is linked to the Hebrew word represented by Strong's H4082. The entries consistently define it in the context of administrative regions.
[מְדִינָה] n.f. (judicial) district, province
base
H4083 מְדִינָה
4083 mdiynah med-ee-naw'
(Aramaic) corresponding to 4082:--province.
see HEBREW for 04082
מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) — province.
district, province
Aramaic of me.di.nah (מְדִינָה "province" H4082)
Adj | Art — Noun common feminine singular determined · particleANcfsd/Ta
prov'-ins (medhinah, "jurisdiction"; eparchia (English Versions of the Bible, province) (Ac 23:34; 25:1)):
1. Meaning of the Term
2. Roman Provincial Administration
(1) First Period
(2) Second Period
(3) Third Period
3. Division of Provinces
4. Province of Judea
5. Revenue
LITERATURE
1. Meaning of the Term:
Province (provincia) did not originally denote a territorial circumscription in Roman usage, since the employment of the word was much more ancient than any of the conquests of the Romans outside of Italy. In the most comprehensive official sense it signified a magistrate's sphere of administrative action, which in one instance might be the direction of jurisdiction at Rome, in another the management of military operations against a particular hostile community. When the imperium was conferred upon two consuls at the beginning of the…
In the Old Testament this word appears in connection with the wars between Ahab and Ben-hadad. (1 Kings 20:14,15,19) The victory of the former is gained chiefly "by the young" probably men of the princes of the provinces the chiefs: of tribes in the Gilead country. More commonly the word is used of the divisions of the Chaldean kingdom. (Daniel 2:49; 3:1,30) and the Persian kingdom. (Ezra 2:1; Nehemiah 7:6; Esther 1:1,22; 2:3) etc. In the New Testament we are brought into contact with the administration of the provinces of the Roman empire. The classification of provinces supposed to need military control and therefore…
מְגִלָּה (megillah) refers to a scroll or roll, often associated with books. It is noted in the context of Ezra 6:2 and is derived from an Aramaic term related to another word for scroll. The entries consistently emphasize its meaning as a written document.
מְגִלָּה n.f. (book-)roll (𝔗 BH);—Ezr 6:2.
done
H4040 מְגִלָּה
4040 mgillah meg-il-law'
(Aramaic) corresponding to 4039:--roll.
see HEBREW for 04039
מְגִלָּה (me.gil.lah) — scroll.
scroll, roll, book
Aramaic of me.gil.lah (מְגִלָּה "scroll" H4039)
Adj — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteANcfsa
skrol.
See ROLL.
The Hebrew word חַד (*chad*) means 'one' and can function as both a numeral and an indefinite article. It is derived from a related Aramaic term and conveys the idea of singularity or being first. The entries indicate its use in various contexts, including as an adverb meaning 'at once'.
H2298 חַד
2298 chad khad
(Aramaic) corresponding to 2297; as card. one; as article
single; as an ordinal, first; adverbially, at once:--a, first,
one, together.
see HEBREW for 02297
חַד (chad) — one.
1) one (number)
1a) one
1b) a (indefinite article)
AAcbsa — AAcbsa
wun.
See NUMBER.
כֵּן (ken) is an adverb meaning 'thus' or 'so.' It is derived from an Aramaic root and is used to indicate a manner or way of doing something. The entries consistently define it in this way, with no significant disagreement among the lexicons.
כֵּן adv. thus, as follows
base
H3652 כֵּן
3652 ken kane
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3651; so:--thus.
see HEBREW for 03651
כֵּן (ken) — thus.
thus, so, as follows
Aramaic of ken (כֵּן "so" H3651C)
Adj | Adv — Conjunction · adverbAC/D
כְּתַב (kethab) means 'to write' and is related to the Aramaic term for writing. The entries indicate its use in the P'al form, suggesting both the act of writing and the state of being written. It is connected to the Hebrew root found in H3789.
כְּתַב vb. write
Pe.
Pe‛îl thus (it) was written
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H3790 כְּתַב
3790 kthab keth-ab'
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3789:--write(-ten).
see HEBREW for 03789
כְּתַב (ke.tav) — to write.
1) to write
1a) (P'al) to write, to be written
Adj — Verb masculine singularAVQrmsa
גַּו (gav) refers to the concept of 'midst' or 'middle.' It is an Aramaic term related to the Hebrew word גֵּו (gev, H1460), which also means 'midst.' The entries consistently emphasize this central position without significant disagreement.
[גַּו] n.m. midst
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H1459 גַּו
1459 gav gav
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1460; the middle:--midst, same,
there- (where-) in.
see HEBREW for 01460
גַּו (gav) — midst.
midst, the midst
Aramaic of gev (גֵּו "midst" H1460B)
Adj | N-ms | Suff — Preposition · noun common both singular construct · suffixAR/Ncbsc/Sp3fs
דִּכְרוֹן (dikh.ron) and דָּכְרָן (dak.ran) both refer to a record or memorandum in Aramaic, derived from the word for 'memorial' (זִכָּרוֹן, H2146). The term is emphasized in Ezra 6:2, where it denotes a formal record.
[דִּכְרוֹן] n.[m.] memorandum, record;—emph. Ezr 6:2.
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[דָּכְרָן] n.[m.] id. [xd.aj.ab]
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H1799a דִּכְרוֹן memorandum, record H1799b דָּכְרָן id. [1799a]
1799 dikrown dik-rone'
(Aramaic) or dokran {dok-rawn'} (Aramaic); corresponding to
2146; a register:--record.
see HEBREW for 02146
דִּכְרוֹן (dikh.ron) — record.
record, memorandum
Aramaic of zikh.ron (זִכָּרוֹן "memorial" H2146)
דָּכְרָן (dak.ran) — record.
record, memorandum
Aramaic of zikh.ron (זִכָּרוֹן "memorial" H2146)
Adj | Art — Noun common both singular determined · particleANcbsd/Ta