H1884 H1884
judges (Aramaic), officials administering law and justice
This Aramaic term refers to judges or legal officials. Daniel 3:2-3 lists them among the dignitaries Nebuchadnezzar summoned for the dedication of his golden image: satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all provincial officials. The word is a Persian loanword (dathabara, 'law-bearer'), reflecting the multilingual administrative vocabulary of the Babylonian and Persian empires. These judges represented the judicial arm of imperial authority.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The glosses ('judges, jueces, law') identify legal officials. Both occurrences (Dan 3:2, 3:3) appear in identical lists of officials summoned to the image dedication. As a Persian loanword meaning 'law-bearer,' the term reflects the international character of Nebuchadnezzar's empire, where Persian administrative titles were adopted. The judges stand alongside governors and treasurers as representatives of imperial power, all commanded to worship the king's image. 2×
AR["الْفُقَهَاءَ", "الْفُقَهَاءُ"]·ben["বিচারকদের", "বিচারকরা"]·DE["[דתבריא]"]·EN["the-judges"]·FR["loi"]·heb["דתברים"]·HI["न्यायाधीश", "न्यायाधीशों"]·ID["para-hakim"]·IT["[דתבריא]"]·jav["para-hakim"]·KO["재판관들과"]·PT["juízes"]·RU["судей", "судьи"]·ES["los-jueces"]·SW["waamuzi"]·TR["yargıçlar", "yargıçları"]·urd["منصف", "منصفوں-کو"]
Related Senses
H4941 1. justice, righteousness (134×)H4941 2. judgment, judicial decision (119×)H4941 3. ordinances, statutes (plural) (110×)H8199 1. to judge, adjudicate (98×)G2919 1. judge, pass judgment (76×)H8199 2. judge (person, office-holder) (61×)G2920 1. judgment / condemnation (48×)H7378 1. Qal: quarrel, contend, strive (42×)H4941 4. prescribed ordinance, regulation (34×)G1832 1. it is lawful, it is permitted (32×)G2917 1. judgment, condemnation (27×)G2919 2. be judged, stand trial (27×)H5360 1. vengeance, retribution (27×)H7378 2. Qal: plead, defend, litigate (22×)G2723 1. accuse, bring charges against (20×)G2923 1. judge (one who judges/decides) (19×)G2632 1. condemn, pass judgment against (18×)H1777 1. judge, adjudicate (18×)H1576 1. recompense, retribution (17×)H5359 1. vengeance, retribution (17×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
‡ † [דְּתָבָר] n.m. judge (loan-word from Pers. dâtabara, law-bearer, judge (cf.דִּינָיֵא), AndrM 59* MeyEntst. J.23 Dr Dn; in Bab. as dâtabar(r)i Hilpr Bab. Exp. ix. 28);—pl. emph. דְּתָֽבְרַיָּא Dn 3:2, 3.