Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1761 |
|---|---|
| Word: | דַּחֲוָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) from the equivalent of H1760 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | dachavah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dakh-av-aw' |
| Meaning: | 1. probably a musical instrument (as being struck) |
| KJV Renderings: | instrument of music. |
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[דַּחֲוָה] noun feminine dubious; — plural absolute דַּחֲוָן Dan 6:19, Vrss conject.; AV RV instrument of music (so AE, assuming meaning strike [strings] for דְּחָא [Biblical Hebrew דָּחָה ] thrust; Saad RVm dancing-girls; Bertholet al. concubines (from sens. obsc. of Arabic [untranscribed source text 5969], but then read probably לְחֵנָן (Dan 5:2; Dan 5:3; Dan 5:23) Marti Prince Dr.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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