H5084 H5084
sheath (for sword, container)
A masculine noun meaning sheath—the protective case for a sword. First Chronicles 21:27 describes YHWH commanding the angel of judgment to return his sword 'to its sheath,' signaling the end of the plague on Israel. The term is a Persian loanword found also in Aramaic and later Hebrew, indicating it entered the language during or after the exilic period. The image is striking: God's sword of judgment, drawn and threatening, is resheathed as mercy prevails. The sheath represents cessation of violence, the storage place for weapons during peace.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The sheath or scabbard that holds a sword when not in use—symbolizing the ending of divine judgment. First Chronicles 21:27 reports that YHWH commanded His angel to return the sword אֶל־נְדָנָהּ (to its sheath), stopping the plague that had killed 70,000 Israelites. Spanish 'su-vaina' (its sheath) preserves the possessive: the sword returns to ITS proper container. This is more than practical storage—sheathing God's sword represents mercy interrupting judgment, wrath yielding to compassion. The word is likely a Persian loanword, reflecting the late biblical period of Chronicles. The image captures suspended judgment: the weapon remains available but is no longer active. 1×
AR["غِمْدِهِ"]·ben["তার-কোষ"]·DE["[נדנה]"]·EN["its-sheath"]·FR["[נדנה]"]·heb["נדנה-ה"]·HI["उसकी-म्यान-में"]·ID["sarungnya"]·IT["[נדנה]"]·jav["warangka-nipun"]·KO["칼집-그것의"]·PT["sua-bainha"]·RU["ножны-его"]·ES["su-vaina"]·SW["ala-yake"]·TR["kınına"]·urd["اُس-کی-میان"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† II. [נָדָן] n.[m.] sheath (NH id.; Aramaic נִדְנָא (𝔗 Talm.); Pers. loan-word NöGGA, 1884, 1022);—וַיָּשֶׁב חַרְבּוֹ אֶל־נְדָנָהּ׃ 1 Ch 21:27.