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דֵּךְ

𐤃𐤊

dêk

H1791 pronoun

SILEX Entry

Root דך to indicate, to designate, to point out (demonstrative)

Definition

A demonstrative pronoun used in Biblical Aramaic to indicate 'this,' 'this one,' or 'the same,' referring to a specific object or person previously mentioned or present in discourse. Functions similarly to the Hebrew demonstrative pronoun but is distinct in form and usage within Aramaic sections.

Semantic Range

this, this one, the same, this very, this one here (with emphasis); used as a demonstrative pronoun in Aramaic

Root / Etymology

Derived from the Aramaic root דך, itself a form related to the demonstrative system in Northwest Semitic languages. It is regarded as a prolonged or emphatic form of דָּא (dā'), which is the basic Aramaic demonstrative for 'this.' The suffix -ך functions as an emphatic or extended marker common in Aramaic dialects. Not related to any Hebrew root; it enters the Biblical corpus in Aramaic passages only.

Historical & Contextual Notes

דֵּךְ appears solely in the Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible, notably in Daniel and Ezra, as a demonstrative pronoun. Its function is directly analogous to the Hebrew זֶה (zeh, 'this'), but the forms are not interchangeable. The presence of דֵּךְ and related forms (including דָּךְ and דָּא) underscores linguistic distinctions between Hebrew and Aramaic during the exilic and post-exilic periods. English translations usually render it as 'this' or 'the same,' but context may suggest 'this one here' or a similar distinction of proximity or emphasis. The form is often used with reference to objects, individuals, or statements previously identified or about to be identified in context, and is typically used in prose. Later translations and traditions sometimes interpret or conflate its range with that of other demonstratives; some English translations have paraphrased or omitted the pronoun when contextually redundant. It does not carry theological or socioethnic connotations.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) or דָּךְ; (Aramaic), prolonged from דָּא; this; the same, this.

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Root Family

דך (d-k) — to indicate, to designate, to point out (demonstrative)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1797 דִּכֵּן this very one

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1791-01 דָךְ֙ dakhe APdxfs this this one 7
H1791-02 דֵּ֔ךְ dekhe APdxms this this one 6

Occurrences in Scripture

13 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1791-01 Ezra 4:13 דָךְ֙ dakhe APdxfs this this one
H1791-01 Ezra 4:15 דָ֜ךְ dakhe APdxfs this this one
H1791-01 Ezra 4:15 דָ֖ךְ dakhe-2 APdxfs this this one
H1791-01 Ezra 4:16 דָךְ֙ dakhe APdxfs this this one
H1791-01 Ezra 4:19 דָ֔ךְ dakhe APdxfs that this one
H1791-01 Ezra 4:21 דָךְ֙ dakhe APdxfs that this one
H1791-01 Ezra 5:8 דָ֛ךְ dakhe APdxfs excellent this one
H1791-02 Ezra 5:16 דֵּ֔ךְ dekhe APdxms this this one
H1791-02 Ezra 5:17 דֵ֖ךְ dekhe APdxms this this one
H1791-02 Ezra 6:7 דֵ֑ךְ dekhe APdxms this this one
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