Lexicon
מֶעָל
me.al
H4606
A:N-M Hebrew

going down

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me.al denotes a downward movement or position in the context of the king's unalterable decree.

The single attestation places the term in the setting of men addressing the king about an unchangeable interdict or statute; its precise contribution is not isolated by the translation.

Senses in use

  1. Downward movement or position · dominant

    In Daniel 6:15, the construct masculine plural noun occurs as the men address the king concerning an interdict or statute that may not be changed. The APB renders the surrounding statement, "that no interdict or statute that the king establishes may be changed," but does not identify a separate English equivalent for this noun.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 6:15, the APB presents the surrounding royal-decree statement but does not provide a clearly isolable English rendering for the noun.

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