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פֶּחָר
pe.char
H6353
A:N-M Hebrew

potter

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pe.char denotes the potter associated with the clay in Daniel’s divided-kingdom image.

The term occurs in Daniel 2:41 in the expression describing clay as belonging to a potter, within the image of feet and toes made partly of clay and partly of iron.

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  1. Potter in the clay-and-iron image · dominant

    In Daniel 2:41, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the phrase concerning the clay of a potter. The APB renders the verse’s image as “partly of potter's clay and partly of iron,” describing feet and toes and a kingdom that will be divided.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 2:41, the APB presents the phrase as “potter's clay.” This wording confirms the verse’s clay image without isolating every contribution of the Aramaic noun.

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