H0598 H0598
Is difficult; Aramaic participle describing something oppressing or troubling someone, used in Daniel 4:9
This Aramaic verb means to oppress, trouble, or be difficult. In Daniel 4:9 (Aramaic 4:6), King Nebuchadnezzar tells Daniel that 'no mystery is difficult for you'—meaning Daniel has the ability to interpret even the most challenging dreams or visions. The term indicates something pressing, burdensome, or beyond normal capacity to solve. The king's confidence in Daniel reflects the previous successful interpretation and Daniel's proven connection to divine wisdom.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Daniel 4:9 (Aramaic v. 6) contains Nebuchadnezzar's statement that no secret is 'difficult' or 'too hard' for Daniel. Spanish 'te es difícil' (is difficult for you) renders the sense clearly. The king has witnessed Daniel's interpretive gift and knows that mysteries impenetrable to others are accessible to Daniel through divine revelation. This sets up the dream interpretation that follows, where Daniel must deliver troubling news to the king. 1×
AR["يَصْعُبُ"]·ben["কঠিন"]·DE["[אנס]"]·EN["is-difficult"]·FR["presser"]·heb["קשה"]·HI["कठिन-है"]·ID["sulit"]·IT["[אנס]"]·jav["angel"]·KO["어렵지-않다"]·PT["é-difícil"]·RU["затрудняет"]·ES["te-es-difícil"]·SW["kushinda"]·TR["zor"]·urd["مشکل-ہے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [אֲנַס] vb. oppress (BH [late] constrain);— Pe. Pt. אָנֵס לָ֑ךְ Dn 4:6.