פְּלַג
pe.lag
H6387
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Hebrew
half
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Hebrew
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pe.lag denotes the half-unit in Daniel’s expression “a time, times, and half a time.”
The attested use denotes the half portion that completes the temporal expression “a time, times, and half a time” in Daniel 7:25.
Senses in use
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Half within a temporal expression · dominant
In Daniel 7:25, the construct singular noun occurs in the phrase concerning the period for which the holy ones are delivered into his hand; the APB renders the full expression “for a time, times, and half a time.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 7:25, the APB presents the term within the phrase “a time, times, and half a time.” Its precise correspondence to the individual Aramaic form cannot be isolated beyond that phrase.