Lexicon
שְׁפַרְפָּר
she.phar.phar
H8238
A:N-M Hebrew

dawn

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she.phar.phar denotes dawn, the time when the king drew near to Daniel’s den.

The attested use marks dawn as the time of the king’s approach to Daniel’s den in Daniel 6:20.

Senses in use

  1. Dawn at the king’s approach · dominant

    In Daniel 6:20, the determined masculine singular noun occurs in the setting of the king drawing near to the den and calling to Daniel. The APB renders the surrounding action, “As he drew near the den, he cried out to Daniel with a troubled voice,” but does not make the noun’s specific contribution explicit.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 6:20, the APB presents the king’s approach and troubled cry to Daniel but does not explicitly render the time expression. Its wording cannot identify a precise English equivalent for the noun.

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