H8523b H8523b
third (Aramaic ordinal, Ketiv reading in Daniel 2:39, textual variant of H8523)
The Ketiv (written) form of the Aramaic ordinal 'third' in Daniel 2:39, contrasting with the Qere (pronounced) form. This textual variant reflects different vocalization traditions for the same consonantal text, a common phenomenon in the Masoretic tradition. Both point to the same ordinal number identifying the third kingdom in the statue vision. Such Ketiv-Qere variants often preserve competing pronunciation traditions from different scribal schools.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The written form (Ketiv) of 'third' in Daniel 2:39's kingdom sequence, this ordinal identifies the bronze kingdom that follows Babylon and the second empire. The existence of both Ketiv and Qere forms shows how the Masoretes preserved multiple textual traditions, allowing readers to know both how the text was written and how it should be pronounced according to tradition. 1×
AR["[ثَالِثَةٌ]"]·ben["[তৃতীয়]"]·DE["[תליתיא]"]·EN["[ketiv:third]"]·FR["troisième"]·heb["שלישית"]·HI["तीसरा"]·ID["[ketiga]"]·IT["[תליתיא]"]·jav["[katiga]"]·KO["셋째"]·PT["[terceiro]"]·RU["[третье]"]·ES["[tercero]"]·SW["wa-tatu"]·TR["[üçüncü]"]·urd["تیسری"]
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
† [תְּלִיתַי] adj. third (𝔗 תְּלִיתַי, Syriac ܬܠܻܝܬܳܝ );—f. תְּלִיתָיָא Kt, -תָאָה Qr (K§ 11, 1 b)) Dn 2:39 the third kingdom.