H0749 H0749
fitting, proper; what is appropriate or suitable (Ezra 4:14)
This Aramaic adjective (passive participle form) means 'fitting' or 'proper,' appearing in the letter opposing Jerusalem's reconstruction. The opponents argue it is not fitting for them to witness the king's dishonor while receiving his patronage. The term carries ethical weight—what is appropriate, decorous, or right. It reveals the rhetoric of loyalty these adversaries deployed to stop Jewish restoration.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Ezra 4:14 states: 'Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king's dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king...' The phrase 'not fitting' combines with the salt-covenant metaphor to present opposition as loyalty. The Aramaic term (English 'fitting', Spanish 'conviene'—'it is fitting/proper', French/German preserve Hebrew) denotes propriety and obligation. The adversaries weaponize decorum, framing obstruction of Jewish hopes as proper service to the empire. 1×
AR["يَلِيقُ"]·ben["সঙ্গত"]·DE["[אריך]"]·EN["fitting"]·FR["[אריך]"]·heb["אריך"]·HI["उचित-था"]·ID["layak"]·IT["[אריך]"]·jav["kangge-mirsani"]·KO["적합하다"]·PT["próprio"]·RU["подобает"]·ES["conviene"]·SW["kwetu"]·TR["yakisik-alir"]·urd["مناسب"]
Related Senses
H3212 1. go, depart, travel (884×)H1980 1. to go, travel (Qal) (283×)G4198 1. go, proceed (physical movement) (139×)H1980 2. to walk in conduct (Qal) (132×)G0565 1. go away, depart physically (112×)H3212 2. walk in, follow a way (79×)G5217 1. go, proceed (78×)H1980 3. to walk about, traverse (Hitpael) (63×)H5162 1. comfort, console (Piel) (51×)G4043 1. conduct oneself, live (48×)G4043 2. walk physically (47×)H5162 2. relent, repent, change mind (Nifal) (35×)G3340 1. repent, change one's mind (34×)H1980 4. to walk habitually (Piel) (30×)H4546 1. highway, raised road (25×)H5637 1. be stubborn, rebellious (17×)G0391 1. conduct, way of life, behavior (13×)H3212 4. lead, bring, cause to go (13×)G1485 1. custom, habit, established practice (12×)H5162 3. be comforted, receive comfort (Nifal) (10×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אַרִיךְ adj.vb. fitting, proper (אַ׳ Baer K§ 16, 5 M-A§ 82, Anm. 2; van d. H. Gi Str אֲרִיךְ, cf.DWB 39; 𝔗 id.; orig. Pt. pass. K§ 57 b) r));—Ezr 4:14.