H1799b H1799b
records, memoranda, official documents preserved for historical reference
This Aramaic term refers to official records or memoranda kept in royal archives. Both occurrences in Ezra 4:15 appear in a letter from Persian officials urging King Artaxerxes to search the historical records to verify Jerusalem's rebellious history. The word emphasizes the administrative practice of maintaining written documentation for future consultation, a crucial aspect of ancient Near Eastern governance.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The multilingual evidence ('records, memoranda') consistently points to archival documents. The Persian officials twice urge searching 'the book of records' (Ezra 4:15) to verify Jerusalem's past rebellions. This reflects the sophisticated record-keeping systems of the Persian Empire, where administrative memory was preserved in written form for legal and political reference. 2×
AR["التَّذْكَارِ"]·ben["-স্মৃতির"]·DE["[דכרניא]"]·EN["records"]·FR["[דכרניא]"]·heb["דכרניא"]·HI["इतिहास-के"]·ID["catatan"]·IT["registro"]·jav["catatan", "lan-mangertosi"]·KO["기록들"]·PT["os-registros"]·RU["записей"]·ES["memorias"]·SW["cha-kumbukumbu", "kumbukumbu"]·TR["kayitlarin"]·urd["یادداشتوں-کی"]
Related Senses
H3045 1. Qal: to know, perceive, understand (829×)H5315 1. soul, inner being (647×)H3820a 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (572×)H4672 1. Qal: find, discover (289×)G1492 1. know facts or truths (285×)H3824 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (250×)H1245 1. seek, search for (200×)G1097 1. know, be acquainted with (196×)H2142 1. Qal: remember, recall (173×)G2588 1. heart (inner self, mind, will) (158×)H0977 1. choose, select (Qal active) (145×)G2147 1. find, discover (144×)G5590 1. soul, inner self (100×)H4672 2. Niphal: be found, be discovered (99×)H1875 1. seek, search for (96×)H5315 2. life, vitality (94×)H1847 1. knowledge, discernment (90×)H2450 1. wise, prudent (84×)H7911 1. Qal: to forget (83×)H3684 1. fool, dullard (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [דָּכְרָן] n.[m.] id.;—pl. emph. סְפַר דָּכְרָנַיָּא Ezr 4:15(×2).