H5491 H5491
end, conclusion, extremity (Aramaic); the final point of a matter, place, or duration
The Aramaic cognate of Hebrew soph, used exclusively in Daniel to denote an end or extremity. It describes the reach of a great tree extending to the end of the earth in Nebuchadnezzar's dream (Dan 4:11, 22), the everlasting nature of God's dominion (Dan 6:26, 'to the end'), the destruction of dominion at the appointed end (Dan 7:26), and the conclusion of Daniel's vision account (Dan 7:28). The consistent Spanish rendering 'fin/el-fin' and English 'end' confirm a single cohesive meaning across all contexts.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The terminal point or conclusion of something in Aramaic usage, spanning spatial extent (a tree reaching to the end of the earth, Dan 4:11, 22), temporal duration ('to the end' meaning forever, Dan 6:26; or an appointed termination, Dan 7:26), and narrative closure (end of the matter, Dan 7:28). English 'end/the-end,' Spanish 'fin/el-fin/hasta-el-fin-de,' and French 'fin' all converge on this single sense of finality. 5×
AR["إِلَى-أَقْصَى", "النِّهَايَةِ", "نِهَايَةُ"]·ben["-প্রান্ত-পর্যন্ত", "শেষ"]·DE["[לסוף]", "[סופא]"]·EN["end-of", "the-end", "to-end-of"]·FR["fin"]·heb["ה-סוף", "ל-סוף", "סוף"]·HI["अन्त", "तक-छोर"]·ID["akhir", "ke-ujung"]·IT["fine"]·jav["dhateng-pungkasaning", "pungkasan"]·KO["끝-에", "끝-이라", "끝까지", "끝이다"]·PT["até-o-fim-de", "o-fim", "é-o-fim"]·RU["-конца", "конец", "конца"]·ES["el-fin", "fin", "hasta-el-fin-de"]·SW["hadi-mwisho-wa", "mwisho", "mwisho-wa"]·TR["sonudur", "sonuna", "sonuna-kadar"]·urd["آخر", "آخر-تک", "خاتمہ"]
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
† סוֹף n.[m.] end;—cstr. ס׳ end of the earth Dn 4:8, 19; emph. סוֹפָא 7:28 end, conclusion of the matter; עַד־ס׳ = for ever 6:27; 7:26.