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to be displeasing, to be evil (Aramaic verb)
An Aramaic verb meaning "to be evil" or "to be displeasing," appearing in Daniel's account of the unchangeable Persian law. The impersonal construction indicates that something "was displeasing to him," a common Hebrew idiom for expressing displeasure or distress. Cognate with Syriac and Old Aramaic forms, the verb carries the sense of moral or emotional badness, similar to Hebrew ra'a.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Expresses King Darius's displeasure in Daniel 6:14 when he realized he had been trapped into condemning Daniel. The impersonal construction "it was evil upon him" (literally) conveys his deep distress at the situation. The Aramaic verb parallels the Hebrew idiom for expressing that something troubles or displeases someone, a common biblical expression for emotional distress. 1×
AR["حَزِنَ"]·ben["অসন্তুষ্ট-হলেন"]·DE["im-Feuer"]·EN["displeased"]·FR["par-le-feu"]·heb["רע"]·HI["में-बुरा"]·ID["bersusah-hati"]·IT["nel-fuoco"]·jav["sedhih"]·KO["근심-에"]·PT["se-entristeceu"]·RU["опечалился"]·ES["se-disgustó"]·SW["alihuzunika"]·TR["kötü-hissetti"]·urd["ناخوش-ہوا"]
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
† בְּאֵשׁ vb. be evil, bad (so 𝔗; Syriac ܒܶܐܫ; Old Aramaic באש Lzb 233 SAC 27 Cooke 191; cf.BH);— Pe. Pf. 3 ms. impers. ב׳ עֲלוֹהִי Dn 6:15 i.e. it was evil (displeasing) to him (cf.BH [רעע] 1).