† [מַעֲבַד K§ 60, 3) b)] n.[m. H4567
His works or deeds, the actions performed by God, emphasizing divine activity and accomplishment
This Aramaic term denotes works or deeds, specifically God's works in Daniel 4:37 (Aramaic 4:34) where Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges that all God's works are truth and his ways justice. The term emphasizes divine activity and accomplishment. In this climactic confession, the pagan king recognizes both the truthfulness of God's works and the justice of his ways—a complete acknowledgment of divine sovereignty and righteousness after his humbling experience.
Senses
1. sense 1 — God's works or deeds, emphasized in Daniel 4:37 where Nebuchadnezzar confesses that all God's works are truth and his ways are just. This Aramaic term appears in the king's restoration confession after his humbling. The multilingual evidence (obras, œuvre, works) identifies divine actions. The context stresses both the truthfulness and justice of divine activity, learned through humbling experience. 1×
AR["أَعْمَالِهِ"]·ben["কাজ"]·DE["[מעבדוהי]"]·EN["His-works"]·FR["oeuvre"]·heb["מעשיו"]·HI["उसके-काम"]·ID["perbuatan-Nya"]·IT["[מעבדוהי]"]·jav["pakaryaning-Panjenenganipun"]·KO["그-의-행위들-은"]·PT["suas-obras"]·RU["дела-Его"]·ES["sus-obras"]·SW["matendo-Yake"]·TR["işleri"]·urd["اُس-کے-کام"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [מַעֲבַד K§ 60, 3) b)] n.[m.