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title: אִלֵּין — these · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: אִלֵּין (lemma:אִלֵּין), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 5 times: these. BDB 1906: demonstr.pron.pl. these. With 2 verses in Aramaic, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# אִלֵּין

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«אִלֵּין» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: **these** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 5 times · **Key:** lemma:אִלֵּין · **BDB:** אִלֵּין

### Glosses

these (5)

### Meaning (OSHB)

these [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1488/lemma_3a_5d0_5b4_5dc_5b5_5bc_5d9_5df/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

demonstr.pron.pl. these [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1488/lemma_3a_5d0_5b4_5dc_5b5_5bc_5d9_5df/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** (אִלֵּן Dn 2:44; 6:7) demonstr.pron.pl. these (pl. of דְּנָה, q.v.: Palm. אלן (Lzb264 Eph. i. 343. 345 Cooke 26); 𝔗 אילין; Mand. עלין (NöM 89 f.); Talm. (with emph. hâ prefixed, WCG 109) הָאִלֵּין: v. further sub BH אֵלֶּה, and add Egyptian Aramaic אלו Cooke 26);—these, only Dn: Dn 2:40 דִּי מְרָעַע כָּל־ אִלֵּין, v 44 כָּל־אִלֵּן מַלְכְוָתָא, 6:3 אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא אִלֵּין (so v 7), 7:17 אִלֵּין חֵיוָתָא.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech not compared, 5 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech not compared, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates); Jastrow: none

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «אִלֵּין» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1488/lemma_3a_5d0_5b4_5dc_5b5_5bc_5d9_5df/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 7:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.7.17/)

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אִלֵּין֙ חֵיוָתָ֣א רַבְרְבָתָ֔א דִּ֥י אִנִּ֖ין אַרְבַּ֑ע אַרְבְּעָ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין יְקוּמ֥וּן מִן־אַרְעָֽא׃

*Word for word:* these the beasts (the) great which they \[are\].four four kings they.will.arise from the earth

*JPS 1917:* 'These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, that shall arise out of the earth.

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[Daniel 6:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.6.7/)

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אֱ֠דַיִן סָרְכַיָּ֤א וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙ אִלֵּ֔ן הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּ עַל־מַלְכָּ֑א וְכֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לֵ֔הּ דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א לְעָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי׃

*Word for word:* then the overseers and the satraps these they.came.as.a.crowd to the king and as.follows \[they.were\].saying to him O.Darius the king forever live!

*JPS 1917:* Then these presidents and satraps came tumultuously to the king, and said thus unto him: 'King Darius, live for ever!

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