H6136 H6136
root, stock, stump (of a tree)
This Aramaic noun appears exclusively in Daniel's vision of the great tree, where Nebuchadnezzar is commanded to leave the 'stump of its roots' in the ground after the tree is cut down. The imagery conveys both judgment (the cutting) and hope (the stump remains viable for future regrowth). The phrase 'stump of its roots' combines two root-related terms for emphasis, indicating that though the kingdom is taken away, the foundation remains for eventual restoration.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Used only in Daniel 4, this word refers to the base or stump that remains after a tree is felled. The phrase 'stump of its roots' (עִקַּר שָׁרְשׁוֹהִי) appears three times in the narrative of Nebuchadnezzar's humbling (4:15, 23, 26 in English; 4:12, 20, 23 in Aramaic). The imagery promises preservation amid judgment—the tree (Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom) will be cut down, but its root-system remains intact, allowing for eventual restoration when the king acknowledges heaven's sovereignty. Translations consistently render this as 'stump' (English, Spanish 'tocón'). 3×
AR["سَاقَ"]·ben["মূল"]·DE["[עקר]"]·EN["stump-of"]·FR["[עקר]"]·heb["גזע"]·HI["ठूंठ"]·ID["tunggul"]·IT["ceppo"]·jav["tunggak"]·KO["그루터기-를"]·PT["o-toco-de"]·RU["пень"]·ES["el-tocón-de"]·SW["kisiki-cha"]·TR["kütüğünü"]·urd["جڑ"]
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
† עִקַּר (ר—ָ K§ 59 c)) n.[m.] root, stock (√ עקר, v. BH, and, on meaning of √, SchwallyZMG iii (1898), 140);—cstr. ע׳ שָׁרְשׁ֫וֹהִי Dn 4:12, 20, 23.