H6263 H6263
ready, prepared (Aramaic plural adjective)
This Aramaic adjective appears in Daniel 3:15 in Nebuchadnezzar's challenge to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. The king asks if they are 'ready' to bow before the golden image when they hear the music. The word carries the sense of being prepared or willing to perform an action, similar to its Hebrew cognate. It appears in the Aramaic portion of Daniel, reflecting the linguistic context of the Babylonian court.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Aramaic plural form meaning 'ready' or 'prepared,' used in Daniel 3:15 when Nebuchadnezzar questions whether the three Jewish men are ready to worship his image. The term conveys readiness in the sense of willingness or preparedness to act, fitting the confrontational context where compliance is being demanded. The Spanish and French translations (preparados, prêt) capture this sense of being in a state of readiness. 1×
AR["مُسْتَعِدِّينَ"]·ben["প্রস্তুত"]·DE["[עתידין]"]·EN["ready"]·FR["prêt"]·heb["מוכנים"]·HI["तैयार"]·ID["siap"]·IT["[עתידין]"]·jav["siyaga"]·KO["준비된"]·PT["prontos"]·RU["готовы"]·ES["preparados"]·SW["mko-tayari"]·TR["hazır"]·urd["تیار"]
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
† [עֲתִיד] adj. ready (v. BH I. עתד);—pl. עֲתִידִין Dn 3:15, sq. cl. c. דִּי.