H2164 H2164
to agree together, conspire; used of courtiers colluding to deceive the king
This Aramaic verb appears only in Daniel 2:9, where King Nebuchadnezzar accuses his wise men of having 'agreed together' to speak deceptive words before him until circumstances change. The term implies collusion or conspiracy—a coordinated effort to mislead. The Ketiv and Qere offer variant forms (Haphel vs. Hithpael), both denominative from the noun 'appointed time,' suggesting an agreement made in advance, a pre-arranged plan. The context is one of political intrigue: the king suspects his advisors of stalling with lies.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An Aramaic verb meaning to conspire or agree together with intent to deceive. Daniel's narrative uses it in Nebuchadnezzar's accusation: the magicians and enchanters have coordinated their story, buying time with falsehoods. The denominative origin from 'time' or 'appointed time' suggests a meeting or arrangement—they have 'set a time together' for their deception. The textual variants (Ketiv/Qere) reflect dialect differences in Aramaic verb conjugations but point to the same semantic core: coordinated, duplicitous agreement. 2×
AR["[تَهَيَّأْتُمْ]", "تَهَيَّأْتُمْ"]·ben["(প্রস্তুত-করেছ)", "[প্রস্তুত-করেছ]"]·DE["[הזדמנתון]", "[הזמנתון]"]·EN["(qere:you-agreed)", "[ketiv:you-agreed]"]·FR["comploter"]·heb["הזדמנתם"]·HI["तैयार-की-है-तुमने"]·ID["[kamu-bersepakat]", "kamu-bersepakat"]·IT["[הזדמנתון]", "[הזמנתון]"]·jav["(panjenengan-sarujuk)", "[panjenengan-sarujuk]"]·KO["너희가-준비하였다"]·PT["[preparastes]", "preparastes"]·RU["(приготовили-вы)", "[приготовили]"]·ES["(habéis-preparado)", "[habéis-preparado]"]·SW["mmejiandaa"]·TR["(hazırladınız)", "[hazırladınız]"]·urd["تیار-کیا-تم-نے"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [זְמַן] vb. denom. Hithpa. agree together (𝔗);—Pf. 2 mpl. Dn 2:9 Qr הִזְדַּמִּנְתּוּן (D 211, 2nd ed. 263 M§ 12 a; Kt Haph. הַזְמִנְתּוּן v. 𝔗 Onk Ex 5:14 D (2) 263, 403), sq. Inf. לְמֵאמַר.