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חֵ֫סֶן
che.sen
H2632
A:N-M Hebrew

authority

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

che.sen denotes authority or strength conferred on a king and associated with the continuation of his tranquillity.

The two occurrences point to authority or strength in royal settings: Daniel 2:37 places it among what the God of heaven has given the king, while Daniel 4:27 uses a construct form in counsel concerning the possible lengthening of the king's tranquillity.

Senses in use

  1. Royal authority or strength · dominant

    In Daniel 2:37, the determined singular noun occurs in the address to the king, where the APB renders the gifts from the God of heaven as “the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the honor.” In Daniel 4:27, the construct singular noun occurs in counsel to the king concerning whether there may be “a lengthening of your tranquillity.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Daniel 2:37 clause through royal gifts including “the power” and “the strength”; in Daniel 4:27 it presents the surrounding counsel as a possible “lengthening of your tranquillity.” Its precise English equivalent for the term in Daniel 4:27 is unclear.

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