H3542 H3542
here, to this point, hitherto (Aramaic)
This Aramaic adverb appears in Daniel 7:28 at the conclusion of Daniel's night visions. After describing terrifying beasts and cosmic conflict, the text states: 'Here (or 'hitherto') is the end of the matter.' The adverb marks a boundary, signaling the termination of the vision account. It's the Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew koh, used for spatial or temporal demarcation. The phrase 'up to here' creates closure, like an ancient chapter break, before the narrative shifts to new material.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Daniel 7:28 employs this Aramaic adverb in the phrase 'up to here is the end of the matter,' marking the conclusion of the vision section. Related to Hebrew koh and Mandaic/Syriac cognates meaning 'here' or 'thus.' Multilingual glosses vary: English/Spanish render it spatially ('here'/'aquí'), while French/German favor the deictic sense ('thus'/'so'). Context suggests both spatial and temporal boundary-marking: 'to this point' or 'hitherto,' as in Jeremiah 48:47. 1×
AR["هُنَا"]·ben["এখানে"]·DE["so"]·EN["here"]·FR["ainsi"]·heb["כאן"]·HI["यहाँ"]·ID["di-sini"]·IT["così"]·jav["mriki"]·KO["여기에"]·PT["aqui"]·RU["сих-пор"]·ES["aquí"]·SW["hapa"]·TR["burada"]·urd["یہاں"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† כָּה adv. here (BH כֹּה; 𝔗 Mand. כָּא; Chr-Pal. ܟܐ; Syriac with prefixes, as ܠܟܳܐ hither, ܐܰܝܟܳܐ where?);—Dn 7:28 עַד־כָּה סוֹפָא דִי־מִלְּתָא hitherto (cf. Je 48:47; 51:64) is the end of the matter.