judge
a.dar.ga.zer denotes a group of officials listed among those summoned and assembled for the image’s dedication.
The attested form refers to a designated group of officials within the lists summoned and assembled for the dedication of Nebuchadnezzar's image.
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Officials in the dedication assembly · dominant
In Daniel 3:2, the determined masculine plural form occurs in the king's list of officials summoned to the image's dedication; the APB renders the list with “the judges.” In Daniel 3:3, the same plural form recurs in the corresponding list of officials who assembled and stood before the image.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Daniel 3:2 and Daniel 3:3, the APB includes “the judges” in parallel lists of officials. This presents the verse-level rendering rather than an exact lexical equation.