The command in Nebuchadnezzar's dream to cut down the great tree representing his kingdom. The Aramaic imperative calls for decisive action - chop it down, lop off branches, scatter the fruit. This dream-tree symbolized the king's vast empire, but divine judgment would reduce it to a stump. The verb's violence matches the dream's message: proud sovereignty will be radically cut back. Yet even in judgment, hope remains - the stump stays rooted, bound with iron and bronze, preserved for eventual restoration. God's pruning, however severe, serves ultimate restoration, not final destruction.