te.lat marks the rank assigned to Daniel within the kingdom in the two attested verses.

The two attestations use the term for the rank assigned to Daniel in the kingdom: it is promised if he interprets the writing and then proclaimed when he is honored.

1. Assigned rank in the kingdom · dominant

   Both occurrences are singular absolute ordinal adjectives in statements about Daniel's status. In Daniel 5:16 the APB renders the promised outcome as ruling “as third in the kingdom”; in Daniel 5:29 it renders the proclamation concerning Daniel as “third ruler in the kingdom.”

   Daniel 5:16Daniel 5:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the rank as “third in the kingdom” in Daniel 5:16 and “third ruler in the kingdom” in Daniel 5:29. These phrases show the clause-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.