qe.yam denotes an established legal directive presented as fixed and not subject to change.

The attested use presents qe.yam as an established legal directive: in Daniel 6:8 it belongs to the king's signed interdict, described as not changeable, while Daniel 6:16 places the absolute form in the same episode without isolating its contribution in the translation.

1. Established legal directive · dominant

   In Daniel 6:8, the construct form occurs in the clause where the king is asked to establish an interdict and sign a writing so that it may not be changed; the APB renders the surrounding clause, “establish the interdict and sign the writing.” Daniel 6:16 has the absolute form during the execution of that decree against Daniel, though the APB renders the king's command and Daniel's casting into the lions' den without a clear word-level equivalent.

   Daniel 6:8Daniel 6:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 6:8, the APB presents the legal setting through “establish the interdict and sign the writing” and its statement that it “may not be changed.” In Daniel 6:16, the translation presents the command's execution but does not clearly isolate this term's contribution.