dekh is a demonstrative pronoun pointing to a specified city, house, work, time, or matter in Ezra.

The attested demonstrative forms identify a particular referent in the surrounding clause: a city under discussion, the house of God and its work, a prior time, or a matter awaiting the king's decision.

1. Demonstrative reference to a specified referent · dominant

   All supplied forms are tagged Pronoun · Demonstrative and point to an already specified item in their clauses. In Ezra 4:13 the APB renders a warning about “that city”; in Ezra 5:16 it marks the time span “from that time until now”; and in Ezra 6:7 the clause concerns “that house of God” and its construction. Ezra 5:17 similarly closes with the king's will concerning “this matter.”

   Ezra 4:13Ezra 4:21Ezra 5:16Ezra 5:17Ezra 6:7Ezra 6:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the demonstrative reference with phrases such as “that city,” “that house of God,” “that time,” and “this matter.” These phrases show the clause-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.