H1701 H1701
cause, reason, purpose; the intent or grounds for something
This Aramaic noun means cause, reason, or purpose, appearing in the book of Daniel in prepositional phrases. It introduces the purpose or explanation for an action, similar to 'in order that' or 'because.' Daniel uses it to explain why the mystery was revealed and why the decree about the tree was given.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An Aramaic noun meaning 'cause' or 'reason,' used in construct phrases to express purpose or intent. Daniel 2:30 states the mystery was revealed 'for the purpose that the interpretation might be made known,' while Daniel 4:17 (Aramaic 4:14) explains the decree is given 'to the intent that the living may know' God's sovereignty. The phrase 'al-dibrath di' functions as a compound preposition meaning 'for the purpose that' or 'to the intent that.' The Biblical Hebrew cognate (דָּבָר) shares this sense of 'matter, cause, affair.' 2×
AR["سَبَبِ", "غَرَضِ"]·ben["উদ্দেশ্যে"]·DE["[דברת]"]·EN["purpose-of"]·FR["pêche"]·heb["דבר", "למען"]·HI["इस-कारण"]·ID["maksud"]·IT["[דברת]"]·jav["supados", "tegesipun"]·KO["목적-에", "목적으로"]·PT["causa-de", "o-propósito"]·RU["-того", "-цели"]·ES["el-propósito", "el-propósito-de"]·SW["kusudi", "kwa-sababu"]·TR["amacıyla"]·urd["اس-کی", "مقصد-سے"]
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
† [דִּבְרָה] n. f. cause, reason (BH id., √ דבר, cf.על דבר Egyptian Aramaic S-CPap. B 5.6.8.16);—cstr. in adv. phr. עַל־דִּבְרַת דִּי Dn 2:30 for the cause (to the intent) that, 4:14 (read עֶל for עַד K§ 11, 2 Bev).