tiph.tay denotes a group of officials summoned and assembled for the image's dedication in Daniel.

The term occurs as a determined masculine plural within a list of provincial officials: they are summoned to the dedication in Daniel 3:2 and assemble and stand before the image in Daniel 3:3.

1. Officials in a royal assembly · dominant

   In Daniel 3:2, the determined masculine plural form appears among listed officials whom the king sends to gather for the dedication of the image; the APB renders the list with “the magistrates.” In Daniel 3:3, the same plural form recurs in the corresponding list of those who assembled and stood before the image.

   Daniel 3:2Daniel 3:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Daniel 3:2 and Daniel 3:3, the APB presents the term within parallel lists as “the magistrates.” This rendering is confirmed by the repeated official-list context rather than treated as a separate lexical distinction.