tse.da marks intentionality in the question about the three men’s refusal to serve the king’s gods.

The lone attested use presents intended action in a question concerning whether Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego deliberately refuse the king’s gods and golden image.

1. Intentional refusal under question · dominant

   In Daniel 3:14, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in Nebuchadnezzar’s question to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego about not serving his gods or worshiping the image he set up. The APB renders the surrounding question, “Is it true,” while the verse context concerns whether their noncompliance is intended.

   Daniel 3:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 3:14, the APB presents the clause as “Is it true” before describing the refusal to serve the gods and worship the image. Its exact English equivalent for the term cannot be isolated.