H0412 H0412
these (Aramaic demonstrative plural); Qere reading for 'elleh'
An Aramaic demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these,' appearing as the Qere (marginal reading) in Ezra 5:15, while the Ketiv (written text) has the standard Hebrew form 'elleh.' Both occurrences in this verse represent the same word where Aramaic 'el' appears instead of Hebrew 'elleh' in Cyrus' quoted decree: 'Take these vessels, go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem.' The variant reflects the bilingual nature of Ezra, where Hebrew and Aramaic intermingle in archival quotations.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Multilingual glosses show awareness of the textual variant: English translates 'these' or marks '[ketiv],' Spanish '(estos)' or '[estos]' in brackets, French 'ceux-ci' (these) or 'vers' (toward), German uses double brackets suggesting ketiv-qere distinction. The domain assignment to 'Religious Activities' fits the temple context—these are the holy vessels being returned from Babylon. Both occurrences represent the ketiv-qere apparatus flagging an Aramaic form in the narrative flow. 2×
AR["(هٰذِهِ)", "[هٰذِهِ]"]·ben["(এই)", "[এই]"]·DE["[(אל)]", "[[אלה]]"]·EN["[ketiv]", "these"]·FR["ceux-ci", "vers"]·heb["(אל)", "[אלה]"]·HI["ये"]·ID["[kere]", "inilah"]·IT["questi", "verso"]·jav["pendel", "piranti"]·KO["(이)", "[이것들]"]·PT["(estes)", "[estes]"]·RU["[кетив]", "вот"]·ES["(estos)", "[estos]"]·SW["[hivi]", "hizi"]·TR["Bu", "K"]·urd["(یہ)", "[یہ]"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֵל demonstr.pron.pl. these (v. אֵלֶּה infr.), Ezr 5:15 Qr (Kt אֵלֶּה).