ten
a.sar marks a count of ten, especially horns and kings in Daniel’s visions.
The attested forms mark a count of ten: most occurrences describe horns and kings in Daniel’s visions, while Ezra 6:17 uses the same cardinal form within the listed dedication offerings.
Senses in use
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A count of ten in visionary descriptions · dominant
In Daniel 7:7 the cardinal form occurs in the clause about the fourth beast’s horns; the APB renders that clause as having “ten horns.” Daniel 7:20 and Daniel 7:24 continue the same count in relation to horns, with Daniel 7:24 also stating that the horns are kings.
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A count within a sacrificial list · rare
In Ezra 6:17 the cardinal form appears in the dedication-offering list, where the APB renders the sequence of animals and then “twelve according to the number of the tribes of Israel.” The lemma’s individual English correspondence is not isolated by the translation, but its cardinal morphology and list setting show a numerical use.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents the count as “ten” in Daniel 7:7, Daniel 7:20, and Daniel 7:24. In Ezra 6:17 and Daniel 4:26, the whole-verse translation does not isolate the lemma’s specific English contribution.