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Ten — the Aramaic cardinal number, used in Daniel and Ezra for the ten-horned beast and the number twelve.
The Aramaic form of the cardinal number ten, appearing exclusively in the Aramaic portions of Daniel and Ezra. In Daniel's vision, the fourth beast has ten horns representing ten kings (Dan 7:7, 20, 24), making this numeral central to apocalyptic symbolism. The compound form 'twelve' (trê 'asar, literally 'two-ten') appears in Daniel 4:29 and Ezra 6:17, the latter recording twelve he-goats offered at the temple rededication — one for each tribe of Israel. Spanish 'diez/doce' and French 'dix' render the number straightforwardly, while the Aramaic spelling parallels its Hebrew cognate 'eser.
Senses
1. ten — The Aramaic cardinal number 'ten,' functioning both independently and as part of the compound 'twelve' (trê 'asar). As a standalone numeral, it dominates Daniel 7 where the ten horns of the fourth beast symbolize ten kings (Dan 7:7, 20, 24). In the compound 'twelve,' it appears in Ezra 6:17 (twelve he-goats for the twelve tribes at the temple rededication) and Daniel 4:29 (twelve months). The consistent rendering across languages — Spanish 'diez,' French 'dix,' German 'zehn' — reflects the transparency of basic numerals. 6×
AR["الْعَشَرَةُ", "الْعَشَرَةِ", "عَشَرَ", "عَشَرَةُ"]·ben["দশ", "বারো"]·DE["[עשר]", "zehn"]·EN["ten"]·FR["[עשר]", "dix"]·heb["עשר", "עשרה"]·HI["दस", "दो"]·ID["belas", "sepuluh"]·IT["[עשר]", "dieci"]·jav["sedasa", "welas"]·KO["열", "열은", "열의"]·PT["dez", "doze"]·RU["двенадцати", "десяти", "десять"]·ES["diez", "doce"]·SW["kumi", "mbili", "na-mbili", "wafalme"]·TR["iki", "on", "on-iki"]·urd["دس", "کے"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָה n. m. et f. a ten (v. BH);—m. (foll. n.f.) Dn 7:7, 20, 24; f. (before n.m.) v 24; תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר = twelve (foll. n.m.) 4:26 Ezr 6:17.