H8533 H8533
thirty (Aramaic numeral: 30 days)
This Aramaic word for 'thirty' appears in Daniel 6:7 and 12, specifying the duration of the decree that prohibited prayer to anyone except King Darius: 'thirty days.' The officials manipulate Darius into signing a law that whoever prays to any god or man except the king for thirty days shall be thrown into the lions' den. Daniel violates this decree by continuing his regular prayer practice, leading to his famous night with the lions. The specific thirty-day period creates a temporary religious emergency designed to trap Daniel while appearing to honor the king.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Both verses use the phrase 'thirty days' to specify the decree's time limit. The Aramaic numeral 'telatin' combines with 'days' (yomin) to create a precise temporal boundary. Spanish translates 'treinta,' French 'trois' (appears incomplete, likely 'trente'), German provides transliteration. The number's specificity—not a month, not forever, but exactly thirty days—suggests a calculated trap: long enough to catch Daniel but short enough to seem reasonable to the king. 2×
AR["ثَلاَثِينَ"]·ben["ত্রিশ"]·DE["[תלתין]"]·EN["thirty"]·FR["trois"]·heb["שלושים"]·HI["तीस"]·ID["tiga-puluh"]·IT["[תלתין]"]·jav["tigang-dasa"]·KO["삼십"]·PT["trinta"]·RU["тридцати"]·ES["treinta"]·SW["thelathini"]·TR["otuz"]·urd["تیس"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† תְּלָתִין n. indecl. thirty;—יוֹמִין ת׳ Dn 6:8, 13.