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sacrifice (Aramaic verb, Pe participle)
This Aramaic verb appears in the decree about rebuilding the Jerusalem temple, specifying that sacrifices should be offered there. The word is the Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew zabah, the standard term for ritual slaughter and sacrifice. The participle form here emphasizes the ongoing action: 'those who sacrifice' or 'they may sacrifice.' The Persian administration's use of this term shows official recognition of Jewish worship practices, guaranteeing their right to maintain traditional sacrificial rituals.

Senses
1. sense 1 Ezra 6:3 contains Cyrus's decree specifying the temple as the place 'where they sacrifice' offerings to God. The Aramaic participial form describes the ongoing ritual action of sacrifice. This isn't novel religious vocabulary but the standard Aramaic term for cultic offerings, parallel to Hebrew zabah. The decree's use of proper religious terminology shows Persian respect for subject peoples' worship traditions. The multilingual 'sacrifice' and 'sacrifican' both capture the cultic act—the ritual slaughter and offering that constituted the heart of temple worship.
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Nature, Class, Example Geography and Space
AR["يُقَدِّمُونَ"]·ben["উৎসর্গ-করছে"]·DE["[דבחין]"]·EN["they-sacrifice"]·FR["[דבחין]"]·heb["דבחין"]·HI["वे-चढ़ाते-थे"]·ID["mempersembahkan"]·IT["[דבחין]"]·jav["nyaosaken-kurban"]·KO["드린다"]·PT["sacrificam"]·RU["приносят"]·ES["sacrifican"]·SW["wanatoa"]·TR["kurban-kesilir"]·urd["قربانی-کرتے-ہیں"]

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
† [דְּבַח] vb. sacrifice (BH זָבַח);— Pe. Pt. act. pl. דָּֽבְחִין Ezr 6:3, c. acc. דִּבְחִין, v. foll.