H3744 H3744
A herald or public announcer; an official who proclaims royal decrees
This Aramaic noun appears in Daniel 3:4, introducing the herald who proclaimed Nebuchadnezzar's command at the golden image ceremony. It's a Greek loan-word (κήρυξ) adapted into Aramaic, cognate with the verb 'to proclaim.' The herald was an official courier who announced royal edicts publicly, ensuring widespread knowledge of the king's commands. This was a recognized civic office in ancient Near Eastern courts.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An official herald or public crier who announces royal proclamations. In Daniel's narrative, this herald calls the assembled officials to worship the golden image, reading out the decree with its penalties. Spanish 'pregonero,' French 'héraut,' and English 'herald' all designate this formal office of public announcement. The term emphasizes the official, authoritative nature of the command being delivered across the plain of Dura. 1×
AR["وَ-الْمُنَادِي"]·ben["এবং-ঘোষক"]·DE["[וכרוזא]"]·EN["and-the-herald"]·FR["et-héraut"]·heb["ו-כרוז"]·HI["और-घोषणाकार"]·ID["dan-pemberita"]·IT["[וכרוזא]"]·jav["Lan-juru-warta"]·KO["그리고-전령이"]·PT["E-o-arauto"]·RU["и-глашатай"]·ES["Y-el-pregonero"]·SW["Na-mpiga-mbiu"]·TR["Ve-tellal"]·urd["اور-منادی"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [כָּרוֹז] n.m. herald (loan-word from Gk. κήρυξ, κηρύσσειν (K§ 64, 4 Kraussii. 296f.; NöGGA 1884, 1019 doubts); 𝔗 id., Syriac ܟܪܘܙ (v. Brock), Chr-Pal. [ܟܪܙ] SchulthLex. 97; cf. D§ 37 ad fin., also K§ 64, 4 Bev Dn 5:29 M-A§ 88);—emph. כָּרוֹזָא Dn 3:4.