Strong's Lexicon

H1791

H1791 — דֵּך דָּך

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Aramaicdekp/d.Occurrences: 13TWOT: 2675

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1791
Word:	דֵּך דָּך
Part of Speech:	p/d.
Etymology:	prolonged from H1668
Language:	Aramaic
Occurrences:	13
Transliteration:	dek
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	dake ((Aramaic) or dak (Aramaic) {dawk}) p/d.
Meaning:	1. this
KJV Renderings:	the same, this.

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BDB9304

אִלֵּךְ demonstrative pronoun plural these (plural of דֵּךְ , q. v.: Egyptian Aramaic אלך (Cooke²⁰⁷ RES³⁶¹ B S-C^{Pap. E 6}+): with hâ prefixed, Old Syriac [untranscribed source text 5901], feminine [untranscribed source text 5902] Nö^{§ 67}, M^{§ 82} Burkitt^{Evang. da-Mepharreshe ii.42, Christian-Palestinian} Aramaic [untranscribed source text 5903] (masculine and feminine) Schw^{Idioticon 24}; compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 5904], Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 5905]: Di^Lex.1057: the demonstrative affix ך as in דֵּךְ, [untranscribed source text 5906], etc.; W^{CG 110}); — these , גֻּבְרַיָּא אִלֵּךְ these men, Dan 3:12; Dan 3:13; Dan 3:21; Dan 3:22; Dan 3:23; Dan 3:27; Dan 6:6; Dan 6:12; Dan 6:16; Dan 6:25; Ezra 4:21; Ezra 16:8b; also Ezra 5:9; Ezra 6:8a.

BDB9447

דֵּךְ demonstrative pronoun masculine this, feminine דָּח; only Ezra; Daniel uses דִּכֵּן (Egyptian and Cappadocian Aramaic זך (CIS^{ii. 151 RŠS:361} B S-C^Pap. (feminine דכא, דכי ib.^{F 6, 9}), Lzb^{Eph. i. 67}); ᵑ7 דֵּיכֵי, feminine דָּח; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5976]; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 5977] From [untranscribed source text 5978] זֶה, דָּא (feminine), with the affix ך (W^{CG 110}), thus literally = German dieser da. The plural is אִלֵּח, q. v.); — this (always after its substantive), Ezra 5:16 שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר דֵח, Ezra 5:17 בֵּיתאֱֿלָהָא דֵח, Ezra 6:7; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 6:12 feminine Ezra 4:13; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:16 (twice in verse); Ezra 4:19; Ezra 4:21 all קִרְיְתָא דָח, Ezra 5:8.

BDB9448

דִּכֵּן demonstrative pronoun common this, that; only Daniel; Ezra uses דֵח (דֵּח + demonstrative affix. n, W^{CG 111}); — Dan 2:31 ׳ צַלְמָא ד, Dan 7:20; Dan 7:21 ׳ קַרְנָא ד.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

דך (dakh)

Ezra 4:18

KJV: The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.

EHCC: 16. that, if this city be builded,

Ezra 6:7

KJV: Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.

EHCC: Let the work of this house of God alove;