קְיָם֙
𐤒𐤉𐤌
qᵉyâm
decree
An official proclamation, decree, or statute issued by a governing authority, particularly in a legal or administrative context. In Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible, קְיָם refers to a formal declaration that establishes a rule, law, or regulation with binding force.
Daniel 6:8 · Word #10
Lexicon H7010
| Lemma | קְיָם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | qᵉyâm |
| Strong's | H7010 |
| Definition | An official proclamation, decree, or statute issued by a governing authority, particularly in a legal or administrative context. In Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible, קְיָם refers to a formal declaration that establishes a rule, law, or regulation with binding force. |
Morphology ANcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | decree |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7010-01
established decree of
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic masculine singular common noun in construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | Derived from the root meaning "to arise/stand/be established," this noun denotes something set up with binding authority. The construct singular form is reflected by "of," indicating it stands in relationship to what follows. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
a decree of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'established decree of' to 'a decree of' for clarity and to avoid redundancy, keeping the syntactic expectation of the construct phrase with the following noun. |