Lexical Definition

‎אֲזָד‎ ʼăzâd (az-zawd') gone ^A:A
(Aramaic) of uncertain derivation

be gone.

• firm

1) (P'al) to be gone

See Greek: ἀφίστημι

Extended Information

Aramaic of: אָזַל

• Aramaic of a.zal (‎א‎ָ‎ז‎ַ‎ל‎ "be gone" אָזַל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אַזְדָּא‎ (so Gi, with most MSS.; Baer ‎אָֽזְדָא‎ adjective sure, assured (Persian azda, Sanskrit addhâ, 'certain' (Kern^{ZDMG 1869, 220}); so first Nö^{KAT 2 617}; confirmed now by Egyptian Aramaic (RÉS^{361, B 3}) ‎הן אזד‎ ‎יחעבד מן‎ if it is made certain (certified) by, etc.; > ᵐ5 Ki AV and others (see Thea) as verb is gone, or (‎אָֽזְדָא‎) is going, from Talmud ‎אֲזַד‎ (= ‎אֲזַל‎) go away (Levy^{NHWB i. 50}); so Scheft^{MGWJ 1903, 310} from Zend * azda 'gone,' participle passive of azaiti 'go'); — Dan 2:5 ‎מִלְּתָה‎ ‎מִנִּי אַוְדָּא‎, vDan 2:8 ‎דִּיאַֿזְדָּא מִנִּי מִלְּתָא‎ the word is assured on my part (the thing is fully resolved upon by me: compareSyrver ; IE ‎קַיָּימָא וֶאְמֶת‎); + Dan 3:14(see ‎צְדָא‎).

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