to reckon/appoint
me.nah denotes appointing people to assigned authority and, in one judgment statement, numbering a kingdom to its end.
The attested use most often concerns appointing persons to a task or office: Arioch is appointed to destroy the wise men, three men are appointed over provincial administration, and Ezra is commanded to appoint judges. A separate use in Daniel 5:26 concerns God numbering a kingdom and bringing it to an end.
Senses in use
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Appointing persons to a task or office · dominant
The Piel forms concern assigning people: in Daniel 2:24 the APB renders that the king had "appointed" Arioch to destroy Babylon's wise men; in Daniel 2:49 it says the king "appointed" Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the province's administration. In Daniel 3:12 the second-person form addresses the king concerning men "you appointed" over that administration, while Ezra 7:25 uses an imperative where the APB renders "appoint magistrates and judges."
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Numbering a kingdom for its end · rare
In Daniel 5:26 the Qal perfect occurs in the interpretation concerning God and the kingdom; the APB renders the clause, "God has numbered your kingdom and brought it to an end."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Piel occurrences with "appointed" or "appoint" in clauses about Arioch, provincial administrators, and judges. In Daniel 5:26 it uses "numbered" for the kingdom.