Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1411 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גְּדָבָר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) corresponding to H1489 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | gdabar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ghed-aw-bawr' |
| Meaning: | 1. a treasurer |
| KJV Renderings: | treasurer. |
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דְָֽבְרַיָּא noun masculine plural emphatic Dan 3:2; Dan 3:3, dubious: most think || form of [גַּזְבָּר] treasurer (or, MeyEntst. J. 23, textual error for ׳ גז); Gr Bev and others read הַדָּֽבְרַיָּא ministers (Dan 3:24); possibly (see Lag Dr and others) dittograph for following דְּתָֽבְרַיָּא.
[גִּזְבָּר] noun masculine treasurer (Persian loan-word (Scheft81); ᵑ7 , Syriac, Biblical Hebrew; K§ 64, 3; in Babylonian ganzabaru PeiserZAW xvii (1897). 347); — plural emphatic גִּזְבָּרַיָּא Ezra 7:21. — see גְּדָֽבְרַיָּא. above
[הַדָּבַר] noun masculine counsellor, minister (Persian loan-word; original form and meaning dubious, compare AndrM 60* MeyEntst. J. 23 Dr Dan 3:24 ); — plural emphatic הַדָּֽבְרַיָּא Dan 6:8 construct הַדָּֽבְרֵי Dan 3:27 suffix הַדָּֽבְרַי Dan 4:33, ר֫וֺהִי- Dan 3:24. — see גְּדָֽבְרַיָּא.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Daniel 3:2
