ma.re is used in construct expressions identifying God as the supreme ruler, including over kings and heaven.

The construct noun is clearest in titles for God: Daniel 2:47 places it in the clause rendered “Lord of kings,” and Daniel 5:23 in “the Lord of heaven.” Its contribution in Daniel 4:16 and Daniel 4:21 is not isolated by the whole-verse translation.

1. Lordly title in construct expressions · dominant

   In Daniel 2:47, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the king’s declaration about Daniel’s God; the APB renders the title clause “Lord of kings.” In Daniel 5:23, the same morphology occurs in the accusation that the king exalted himself against God; the APB renders “the Lord of heaven.” The forms in Daniel 4:16 and Daniel 4:21 are likewise tagged masculine singular construct, but the APB’s clauses about a changed heart and a tree’s branches do not isolate their contribution.

   Daniel 2:47Daniel 4:16Daniel 4:21Daniel 5:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents the term in the titles “Lord of kings” in Daniel 2:47 and “the Lord of heaven” in Daniel 5:23. In Daniel 4:16 and Daniel 4:21, its contribution is not identifiable from the translation.