H0180 H0180
the Ulai (Aramaic); a river or canal near Susa in Persia, site of Daniel's vision
This Aramaic noun designates the Ulai, a river or canal near the Persian capital Susa where Daniel received prophetic visions. Daniel 8:2 places Daniel 'by the River Ulai' during a vision of a ram and goat. Daniel 8:3 and 8:6 both mention 'the river' in describing the ram's position and the goat's approach. The Ulai was likely a canal or tributary near Susa, giving the vision a specific geographical anchor. The riverside setting echoes other biblical visions—Ezekiel by the Chebar, John on Patmos—suggesting that God often revealed himself to exiled prophets near water in foreign lands.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Translations preserve the river name: English 'the-river,' Spanish 'el-río, río,' French and German show '[אובל], [האבל].' Daniel 8:2 locates the vision by the Ulai River in Susa, the Persian administrative capital. Daniel 8:3 positions the two-horned ram standing beside the river. Daniel 8:6 describes the goat charging toward the ram at the river. The Ulai's precise identification remains debated (perhaps the Eulaeus mentioned by classical writers), but it clearly designates a waterway near Susa where Daniel received revelation concerning the Medo-Persian and Greek empires. 3×
AR["النَّهْرِ", "نَهْرِ"]·ben["-খালের", "খালের"]·DE["[אובל]", "[האבל]"]·EN["the-river"]·FR["[אובל]", "[האבל]"]·heb["אובל", "ה-אובל"]·HI["नाले", "नाले-के"]·ID["-sungai", "sungai"]·IT["[אובל]", "[האבל]"]·jav["kali", "kali-punika"]·KO["강", "울라이"]·PT["rio"]·RU["реки", "рекой"]·ES["el-río", "río"]·SW["mfereji", "mfereji-wa"]·TR["kanalın", "kanalının"]·urd["نہر", "نہر-کے"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אוּבָל n.[m.] stream, river (= יוּבַל)—only הָאֻבָל Dn 8:3, 6 אוּבַל אוּלָ֑י 8:2 the river Ulai.