ke.dav describes the false speech alleged in a demand for the dream's disclosure.

The attested use describes speech characterized as false: in Daniel 2:9 it occurs in the accusation that the speakers have agreed to utter deceptive words before the king.

1. False speech in an accusation · dominant

   In Daniel 2:9, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the clause accusing the addressees of agreeing to speak before the king; the APB renders the accusation as speaking “a lying and corrupt word.”

   Daniel 2:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 2:9 the APB presents the clause as an accusation of speaking “a lying and corrupt word.” That wording identifies the clause's overall portrayal rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.