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title: עִלָּה — matter · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: עִלָּה (lemma:עִלָּה), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 3 times: matter. BDB 1906: n.f. matter, affair, occasion. With 2 verses in Aramaic, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עִלָּה

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«עִלָּה» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: **matter** — 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:** 3 times · **Key:** lemma:עִלָּה · **BDB:** עִלָּה²

### Glosses

occasion (2); an.occasion (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

matter [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1506/lemma_3a_5e2_5b4_5dc_5b8_5bc_5d4/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. matter, affair, occasion [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1506/lemma_3a_5e2_5b4_5dc_5b8_5bc_5d4/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. matter, affair, occasion (Syriac ܥܶܠܬܳܐ, v. BH I. עלל);—abs. ע׳ Dn 6:5(×2), 6 (= ground of accusation).

### Jastrow 1903

עִלָּה

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**The whole Jastrow entry:** , v. עִילָה

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates); Jastrow: headword, part of speech not compared, 0 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, only a cross-reference (12 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עִלָּה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1506/lemma_3a_5e2_5b4_5dc_5b8_5bc_5d4/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 6:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.6.6/)

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אֱ֠דַיִן גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א אִלֵּךְ֙ אָֽמְרִ֔ין דִּ֣י לָ֧א נְהַשְׁכַּ֛ח לְדָנִיֵּ֥אל דְּנָ֖ה כָּל־עִלָּ֑א לָהֵ֕ן הַשְׁכַּ֥חְנָֽה עֲל֖וֹהִי בְּדָ֥ת אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ס

*Word for word:* then the men these \[were\].saying (diy).that not we.will.find to Daniel this any occasion except we.have.found concerning him in the.law of his.God

*JPS 1917:* Then said these men: 'We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him in the matter of the law of his God.'

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[Daniel 6:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.6.5/)

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אֱדַ֨יִן סָֽרְכַיָּ֜א וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֗א הֲו֨וֹ בָעַ֧יִן עִלָּ֛ה לְהַשְׁכָּחָ֥ה לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל מִצַּ֣ד מַלְכוּתָ֑א וְכָל־עִלָּ֨ה וּשְׁחִיתָ֜ה לָא־יָכְלִ֣ין לְהַשְׁכָּחָ֗ה כָּל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּֽי־מְהֵימַ֣ן ה֔וּא וְכָל־שָׁלוּ֙ וּשְׁחִיתָ֔ה לָ֥א הִשְׁתְּכַ֖חַת עֲלֽוֹהִי׃

*Word for word:* then the overseers and the satraps they.were seeking an.occasion to find to Daniel from the.side of the.kingdom and any occasion and corruption not \[they.were\].able to find as to because that \[was\].trustworthy he and any negligence and corruption not it.was.found concerning him

*JPS 1917:* Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

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