H2852 H2852
to be decreed, determined; to be cut off or decided by divine authority
This Niphal verb means 'to be decreed' or 'determined,' appearing in Daniel 9:24: 'Seventy weeks are decreed upon your people.' The passive form indicates divine determination. The root idea is cutting or dividing, hence decisively settling a matter. The 'seventy weeks' are a fixed period appointed by God for Israel's restoration and the coming of the Messiah. The verb conveys irrevocable divine decree.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Daniel 9:24 begins the famous 'seventy weeks' prophecy: 'Seventy weeks are decreed upon your people and your holy city.' The Niphal perfect form indicates a completed divine decision, an irrevocable appointment of time. The root sense of cutting or dividing implies precision and finality. Spanish 'han-sido-decretadas' (have been decreed), French 'déterminer' (determine), and English 'are-decreed' all convey the authoritative, settled nature of this divine timetable. 1×
AR["قُطِعَتْ"]·ben["নির্ধারিত"]·DE["[נחתך]"]·EN["are-decreed"]·FR["déterminer"]·heb["נחתך"]·HI["निर्धारित-है"]·ID["ditetapkan"]·IT["[נחתך]"]·jav["sampun-dipun-temtokaken"]·KO["정해졌도다"]·PT["estão-determinadas"]·RU["определено"]·ES["han-sido-decretadas"]·SW["yamepangwa"]·TR["belirlendi"]·urd["مقرر-ہیں"]
Related Senses
G2962 1. Lord (divine title) (661×)H0136 1. Lord (divine title) (440×)H0113 1. lord, human superior (249×)G1849 1. authority, power (91×)H6485a 2. Qal: punish, bring judgment (63×)H8198 1. maidservant, female slave (63×)G2962 2. master, lord (human authority) (61×)H0034 1. needy, poor, destitute (61×)H0519 1. female servant, maidservant (56×)H6041 1. poor, needy person (55×)H0113 2. master, owner of servants (49×)H4910 1. Qal: to have dominion, exercise power over (44×)H1800 1. poor, needy (socioeconomic) (38×)H3515 1. heavy, severe, grievous (36×)G4434 1. (34×)G5092 1. honor, esteem, respect (33×)H6485a 4. Qal: visit, attend to, care for (32×)H3513 1. honor / show respect (Piel) (30×)H4910 2. Qal: to rule, govern (administrative authority) (27×)H4513 1. withhold, restrain, hold back (25×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [חָתַךְ] vb. divide, determine (NH id., cut, cut off, decide, so Aramaic חתך Pa. Ethpa.)—only Niph. Pf. שָֽׁבֻעִים שִׁבְעִים נֶחְתַּךְ עַל־עַמְּךָ Dn 9:24 seventy weeks are determined upon thy people.