bal denotes mind or understanding in an address to a king concerning an unchangeable law.

The single attested use places bal, a masculine singular absolute noun, in an address to the king about the fixed character of a law, indicating mind or understanding in that setting.

1. Mind or understanding in an address · dominant

   In Daniel 6:15, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the men's address to the king concerning a law that cannot be changed. The APB renders the verse as an appeal, “Know, O king,” followed by the statement that no established interdict or statute may be changed; Its precise English equivalent cannot be isolated with certainty.

   Daniel 6:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 6:15, the APB presents the clause as “Know, O king,” within an appeal about an unchangeable law. It does not establish a precise English rendering for the noun.