H5326 H5326
firmness, stability; the quality of being solid, strong, or enduring
This Aramaic noun appears in Daniel 2:41, describing the mixed kingdom represented by iron and clay in Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The clay prevents the iron from having 'firmness' or stability—the kingdom will lack cohesion and strength. The term relates to a verb meaning to stand firm or be established. In the symbolic interpretation, this instability explains why the empire will be partly strong (iron) and partly brittle (clay), unable to maintain unified strength. The emphatic Aramaic form underscores this critical weakness.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The quality of stability, strength, or structural integrity. Daniel 2:41 uses this term to describe what the divided kingdom will lack—the iron component cannot provide firmness when mixed with clay. French 'force' and Spanish 'firmeza' capture the sense of structural strength. The context emphasizes that partial strength without cohesion results in fundamental weakness, a prophetic comment on political fragmentation. 1×
AR["صَلَابَةِ"]·ben["দৃঢ়তা"]·DE["[נצבתא]"]·EN["firmness-of"]·FR["force"]·heb["יציבות"]·HI["दृढ़ता"]·ID["kekuatan"]·IT["[נצבתא]"]·jav["kakiyatan"]·KO["견고함이"]·PT["firmeza-de"]·RU["-прочности"]·ES["la-firmeza-de"]·SW["nguvu"]·TR["gücünden"]·urd["مضبوطی"]
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
† [נִצְבָּה] n.f. firmnesss (v. BH נצב);—emph. נִצְבְּתָא Dn 2:41.