qad.dish designates holy ones or gods in Daniel’s vision and kingdom scenes.

Across the supplied verses, qad.dish designates figures presented as holy, most clearly plural groups associated with the Most High in scenes of judgment, conflict, and receiving the kingdom. It also occurs where the APB speaks of “holy gods”; in several supplied verses, the translation does not visibly isolate the term’s contribution.

1. Holy figures in divine and kingdom scenes · dominant

   In Daniel 7:18 and Daniel 7:22, plural construct forms occur in clauses the APB renders as the “holy ones of the Most High” receiving and taking possession of the kingdom. Daniel 7:21 and Daniel 7:25 place the same designation among those attacked by the horn, while Daniel 5:11 uses a plural absolute form in the phrase “holy gods.”

   Daniel 7:18Daniel 7:21Daniel 7:22Daniel 7:25Daniel 7:27Daniel 5:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the translation visibly reflects the term, it uses “holy ones” and “holy gods.” Several supplied verses do not make the lemma’s specific English contribution visible.