H7739 H7739
be made equal to, become like (Aramaic, Qere/Piel)
This Aramaic verb means to make equal, make like, or cause to be similar to something. It appears in Daniel 5:21 in a textually complex passage (with Ketiv/Qere variation) describing Nebuchadnezzar being made equal to beasts during his humiliation. The Qere reading uses the Piel intensive form, indicating active causation—'they made him equal to' or 'he was made like' the animals. This describes the king's mental breakdown and subsequent beastly existence as divine judgment for pride. The verb emphasizes transformation to a similar state or condition, equalization between previously different entities.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To be made equal to or become like something (Aramaic Piel/Qere reading). Daniel 5:21 describes Nebuchadnezzar 'being made equal to beasts' during his judgment—his heart/mind was made like animals when driven from human society. The Spanish 'fue igualado' (was made equal) and the concept of becoming similar both emphasize the transformation from human king to beast-like existence. The Qere/Ketiv textual variation affects verbal form but maintains the core meaning: Nebuchadnezzar's radical humiliation reduced him to animal-like status. 1×
AR["(جُعِلَ)"]·ben["(সমান)"]·DE["[שויו]"]·EN["(qere:was-made)"]·FR["être-semblable"]·heb["הושווה"]·HI["(बराबर-किया-गया)"]·ID["disamakan"]·IT["[שויו]"]·jav["(dipundadosaken-sami)"]·KO["(같게-되고)"]·PT["(igualaram)"]·RU["(сделали)"]·ES["(fue-igualado)"]·SW["(ulifanywa-sawa)"]·TR["(eşit-kılındı)"]·urd["برابر-کیا-گیا"]
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
## H7739 —
*Hebrew V-Piel-Perf-3mp* | 1 occurrences | 1 sense
### 1. Sense 138951 (1 occ.)
**Domain:** PROPERTIES RELATIONS > Comparison > Equal Same Worth
**Glosses:** arb: (جُعِلَ) | deu: [שויו] | eng: (qere:was-made) | fra: être-semblable | hin: (बराबर-किया-गया) | kor: (같게-되고) | spa: (fue-igualado) | swa: (ulifanywa-sawa)
**Refs:** Dan 5:21