TBESH · H1881
דָּת · dat · law
1) decree, law, edict, regulation, usage 1a) decree, edict, commission 1b) law, rule Aramaic equivalent: dat (דָּת "law" H1882)
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dat H1881
דָּת (dat) means “law” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
דָּת Hebrew · H1881 22 tagged occurrences in 21 verses
Pronunciation guide: dawth Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation; a royal edict or statute
KJV glosses: commandment, commission, decree, law, manner.
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How translators render H1881
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and edict | 3 |
| and the edict | 2 |
| of the edict | 2 |
| according to law | 1 |
| an edict | 1 |
| and decree | 1 |
| by | 1 |
| decree | 1 |
| edict | 1 |
| edicts | 1 |
| in law | 1 |
| in the laws | 1 |
| law | 1 |
| laws | 1 |
| regulation required | 1 |
| the law | 1 |
| their laws | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and his decree | 4 |
| and the decree | 3 |
| law | 3 |
| for a commandment | 2 |
| according to law | 1 |
| according to the law | 1 |
| according to the manner | 1 |
| among the laws | 1 |
| and their laws | 1 |
| commissions | 1 |
| decree | 1 |
| laws | 1 |
| not according to the law | 1 |
| of the decree | 1 |
Verses containing H1881
Page 1 of 1. 21 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Deuteronomy 33:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
Read word by word - Ezra 8:36
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.
Read word by word - Esther 1:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
Read word by word - Esther 1:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
Read word by word - Esther 1:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
Read word by word - Esther 1:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
Read word by word - Esther 2:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.
Read word by word - Esther 2:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.
Read word by word - Esther 3:8
· BSB · 2 occurrences
Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
Read word by word - Esther 3:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that they would be ready on that day.
Read word by word - Esther 3:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
Read word by word - Esther 4:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Read word by word - Esther 4:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.
Read word by word - Esther 4:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”
Read word by word - Esther 4:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
Read word by word - Esther 8:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
Read word by word - Esther 8:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
Read word by word - Esther 8:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
Read word by word - Esther 9:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
Read word by word - Esther 9:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”
Read word by word - Esther 9:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
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