Lexicon
שְׂגָא
se.ga
H7680
A:V Hebrew

to grow great

3
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

se.ga describes an increase that is feared as damage or denied to a kingdom.

The two clauses show increase in contrasting settings: Ezra 4:22 warns that damage may increase, while Daniel 6:26 states that the kingdom's dominion will not increase to an end.

Senses in use

  1. Increase in extent or outcome · dominant

    Both occurrences use the Qal imperfect third masculine singular form in clauses about an outcome extending or increasing. In Ezra 4:22 the APB renders the warning that “damage grow to the damage of the kings”; in Daniel 6:26 it renders the kingdom's dominion as continuing “to the end.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “grow” for the warning about damage in Ezra 4:22. In Daniel 6:26 it presents the surrounding clause as dominion continuing “to the end”; The lemma's individual English rendering there is less certain.

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