Hen introduces conditions and alternatives in Aramaic clauses, including outcomes for compliance or refusal.

Hen is a grammatical marker introducing conditional clauses and alternatives: the cited passages set consequences for not disclosing a dream, worshiping or refusing to worship, building a city, or obeying law, and also frame requests or promises dependent on a stated condition.

1. Marker introducing conditional clauses and alternatives · dominant

   The supplied tags identify the form chiefly as a conjunction. In Daniel 2:5 and Daniel 2:9, the APB renders conditional clauses concerning failure to disclose the dream; in Daniel 3:15 and Daniel 3:18, it presents alternatives concerning worship or refusal. Daniel 5:16 and Ezra 5:17 likewise place a promised result or requested action under a stated condition.

   Daniel 2:5Daniel 3:15Daniel 3:18Daniel 5:16Ezra 4:13Ezra 5:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the conditional clauses with “if,” and in Daniel 3:18 with “if not.” These renderings indicate the clauses' conditional framing rather than a fixed English equivalent for each token.