H3487 H3487
yat (Aramaic): accusative particle marking the direct object, equivalent to Hebrew 'et
This Aramaic particle marks the direct object of a verb, functioning like the Hebrew 'et. It appears in Daniel 3:12 in the phrase "whom you appointed," where it marks "them" as the direct object. The particle is common in Aramaic dialects including Biblical Aramaic, Targums, Syriac, and epigraphic texts from Palmyra and Nabatea.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An Aramaic accusative particle appearing in Daniel 3:12, equivalent to Hebrew 'et. It marks the direct object of the verb "appoint" ("whom you appointed"). This particle is characteristic of Aramaic syntax, appearing in various dialects including Biblical Aramaic, Targumic literature, and ancient inscriptions. Translations typically do not render this particle explicitly in English, as accusative marking is not required in English syntax for direct objects. 1×
AR["إِيَّاهُمْ"]·ben["-তাদের"]·DE["[יתהון]"]·EN["them"]·FR["asseoir"]·heb["אותם"]·HI["उन्हें"]·ID["mereka"]·IT["[יתהון]"]·jav["piyambakipun"]·KO["그들을"]·PT["eles"]·RU["их"]·ES["a-ellos"]·SW["wao"]·TR["onları"]·urd["انہیں"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יָת mark of accus. (= BH I. אֵת; Palm. ית; Zinj. Had. 28 c. sf. ותה; Nab. Palm. c. sf. יתה (Lzb263 Cooke170; cf. RÉS468); 𝔗 Sam. יָת; Syriac ܝܳܬ (rare); v. further p. 84b);—Dn 3:12 דִּי מַנִּיתָ יָֽתְהוֹן whom thou hast appointed.