ge.shem denotes a physical body, including bodies exposed to fire, dew, or destruction.

The term denotes the physical body: bodies remain unharmed by fire, are given up in refusal to worship, become wet with dew, or are destroyed. Its construct form also occurs within a king's boast in Daniel 4:30, where the APB does not isolate its contribution.

1. The physical body in bodily conditions · dominant

   The construct forms identify the bodily entity affected in concrete scenes: in Daniel 3:27 the APB renders that fire had no power over the men's “bodies”; in Daniel 3:28 it says they “gave their bodies”; in Daniel 5:21 a body is wet with heavenly dew; and in Daniel 7:11 the beast's body is destroyed. In Daniel 4:30 the singular construct form occurs in the king's boast, though the APB rendering does not make the term's specific contribution clear.

   Daniel 3:27Daniel 3:28Daniel 4:30Daniel 5:21Daniel 7:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “bodies,” “body,” and the phrase “gave their bodies” in the scenes where the bodily referent is clear. In Daniel 4:30, the translation does not visibly isolate a corresponding English expression.