Lexical Definition

‎זֶה‎ zeh (zeh) this ^H:DemP
a primitive word

he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare ‎זֹאת‎, ‎זֹה‎, ‎זוֹ‎, ‎זוּ‎.

• the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such
1a) (alone)
1a1) this one
1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another
1b) (appos to subst)
1b1) this
1c) (as predicate)
1c1) this, such
1d) (enclitically)
1d1) then
1d2) who, whom
1d3) how now, what now
1d4) what now
1d5) wherefore now
1d6) behold here
1d7) just now
1d8) now, now already
1e) (poetry)
1e1) wherein, which, those who
1f) (with prefixes)
1f1) in this (place) here, then
1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter
1f3) thus and thus
1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus
1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side
1f6) on this account
1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how

See Greek: ἄλλος · ἐκεῖνος · ἐντεῦθεν · ἐντεῦθεν · ἕτερος · ἰδού · οὗτος · ποῖος · τίς · ὧδε

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: דָּא
‎דִּי‎ particle of relation, who, which, that, used also as mark of genitive and conjunction that, because (Aramaic of Nineveh, Babylonian, Zinjirli, Nerab, Cilicia, Têma, Egypt, ‎ןי‎ (Lzb^{267. 446} RES³⁶¹ S-C^{Pap. A 2} +); Nabataean, Palmyrene ‎די‎; ᵑ7 ‎דְּ‎ (except in compounds, as ‎דִּילִי‎ mine, ‎דִּילֵיהּ‎ his); Samaritan ; Syriac ; Ethiopic za: of same origin as Arabic possessor of [compare below Biblical Hebrew ‎זֶה‎]. Properly a demonstrative that [compare ‎זֶה‎; in Ethiopic ze is 'this', za 'which']; but this being referred by usage to something preceding becomes equivalent to the relative who, which, used, however, more widely than Hebrew ‎אֲשֶׁר‎); —

1. as rel. who, which (construed like ‎אֲשֶׁר‎): a. Jer 10:11; Dan 2:11 ‎דִּי מְדָֽרְהוֺן‎ whose dwelling, vDan 2:24 ‎דִּי מַנִּי מַלְבָּא‎ whom the king had appointed, vDan 2:26 ‎׳‎‎דִּי שְׁמֵהּ בּ‎ whose name was B., Dan 4:5*; Dan 5:12; Dan 5:23, etc.; = that which Dan 2:23 = him that Ezra 7:25; Ezra 6:15; Dan 7:17 ‎דִּת אִנוּן אַרְבַּע‎ which are four (see ‎אִנּוּן‎). Following pronoun of 2 person (compare ‎אֲשֶׁר‎ 3), Dan 2:37 thou, O king ..., ‎דִּי ֗֗֗ יְהַב לָח‎ to whom... hath given, Dan 4:19*; Dan 4:6* as to whom I know, etc. (compare ‎אֲשֶׁר‎ 4 d end). Sq. ‎תַּמָּה‎ = where Ezra 6:1, so ‎דִּי‎ alone Ezra 6:3; Dan 2:38 of time, ‎בְּעִדָּנָא דִּי‎ at the time when, etc., Dan 3:5; Dan 3:15. With the predicate an infinitive with ‎לְ‎, Dan 6:9* ‎כְּתָבָא דִּי לָא לְהַשְׁנָיָה‎ which is not to be changed, Ezra 6:8 a place- or other determination, Dan 3:20 valiant men ‎בְחֵילֵהּ‎ that were in his army, Dan 5:2 ‎הֵיכְלָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֵב‎, Dan 7:20; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:2; Ezra 6:6 compare Dan 2:25; Dan 5:13; Dan 7:7; Ezra 7:23. ‎דִּי לָא‎ = without, Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22 (so ‎דְּלָא‎ ᵑ7 Gen 15:2; Exod 21:11); compare Dan 2:34; Dan 2:45.
b. ‎מָן דִּי‎, ‎מָה דִּי‎ (compare in late Hebrew ‎׳‎‎מַהשֶּֿׁ‎, ‎מַה‎ 1 e b) whoever, whatever, so Dan 3:6; Dan 3:11 ‎יִפֵּל ָ(מןדִּֿילָֿא‎ whoever does not fall down, Dan 4:14* ‎לְמָן דִּי יִצְבֵּא‎ to whomsoever he willeth, v.Dan 4:22* v.Dan 4:29*; Dan 5:21 ‎מָה דִי‎ whatever (or simply what), Dan 2:28 ‎מָה דִּי לֶהֱוֵא‎ what will be, vDan 2:29 vDan 2:29 vDan 2:45; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 7:18. — compare K^{§ 103.}

2. as mark of the genitive, Dan 2:15 ‎שׁליטא די מלכא‎ properly the captain, that of the king = the king's captain (a genuine Aramaic idiom: so ᵑ7 ‎דְּ‎, Syriac constantly), vDan 2:19 vDan 2:25 vDan 2:49 + often: the substantive in such cases may be either in the emphatic state (determined), as ll. cc. Ezra 4:15; Ezra 5:2, etc., or in the absolute state (undetermined), Dan 5:5; Dan 7:4; Dan 7:9; Dan 7:10 ‎נְהַר דִּי נוּר‎; or it may have a pleonastic suffix, Dan 2:20 ‎שְׁמֵהּ דִּי אֱלָהָא‎ literally his name, that of God = God's name, vDan 2:44; Dan 3:8; Dan 3:25; Dan 3:26; Dan 4:23*, etc. (so also ᵑ7 Syriac). To circumscribe an adjective, especially in specification of the material: Dan 2:38 thou art ‎רֵאשָׁה דִּי דַהֲבָא‎ the head of gold, vDan 2:39; Dan 3:1; Dan 5:7; Dan 5:16; Ezra 5:14; Ezra 6:4 +; as predicate Dan 2:32 ‎רֵאשֵׁהּ דִּידְֿהַב טָב‎ his head (was) of fine gold, vDan 2:33; Dan 7:19 with a pronoun Dan 2:20 wisdom and might ‎דִּילֵֿהּ הִיא‎ are his; compare Dan 6:27* ‎וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ דִּילָֿא תִתְחַבַּל‎ his kingdom (is one) which shall not be destroyed, Dan 7:14. — See further K^{§ 81.}

3. as conjunction (compare ‎אֲשֶׁר‎ 8):
a. that (quod), after verbs of knowing, Dan 2:8; Dan 2:9, seeing Dan 2:45; Dan 3:27, hearing Dan 5:14, etc.; introducing the subject of a sentence, ‎יְדִיעַ ֗֗֗ דִּי ֗֗֗ ‎ Dan 3:18; Ezra 4:13; Dan 2:47 ‎מִןקְֿשֹׁט דִּי ֗֗֗ ‎ True is it that . . . (compare ‎אָמְנָם כִּי‎ Job 12:2).
b. = in that, inasmuch as, whereas: Dan 2:41 and whereas (‎דִּי‎) thou sawest, etc. . . . it shall be adivided kingdom, vDan 2:43; Dan 4:20*; Dan 4:23* as a connecting link$ = seeing that, because, for (compare ‎אֲשֶׁר‎ 8 c) Dan 2:9; Dan 2:20b; Dan 2:23b; Dan 2:47b; Dan 4:15*; Dan 6:24*b.
c. that (ut), after verbs of asking Dan 2:16, commanding Dan 3:10; Dan 3:29, expressing a purpose Dan 4:3*; Dan 5:15; Ezra 4:15; Ezra 6:10 +; ‎דִּי לָא‎ that not (ne) Dan 2:18; Dan 3:28; Dan 6:18* (on ‎דִּי לְמָה‎ lest Ezra 7:23, see ‎מה‎).
d. prefixed to direct narr. (like ‎כִּי‎ 1 b, and sometimes ‎אֲשֶׁר‎ 8 a γ, and ὅτι recitativum), Dan 2:25 and said thus unto him ‎דִּיהַֿשְׁכַּחַת‎ (that) I have found, etc., Dan 5:7; Dan 6:6*; Dan 6:14*.

4. with prepositions and other prefixes:
a. ‎כְּ דִי‎ (like Hebrew ‎כַּאֲשֶׁר‎; so Egyptian Aramaic ‎כזי‎, Palmyrene, Nabataean ‎כדי‎, Lzb²⁹³ SAC^{G1 62, 63} Cooke^{369 b RES:361}; ᵑ7 ‎כַּד‎, Syriac ); a according as, Dan 2:43 b. so soon as, when, Dan 3:7; Dan 5:20; Dan 6:11*; Dan 6:15*.
b. ‎מִןדִּֿי‎: a. because that, Dan 3:22; Ezra 5:12 (compare ‎מֵאֲשֶׁר‎ Isa 43:4); b. from (the time) that, after (ex quo), Dan 4:23*; Ezra 4:23.
c. ‎עַד דִּי‎ until, Dan 2:9; Dan 2:34; Dan 4:30*; Dan 7:22 = ere that Dan 6:25*.
d. ‎עַל דִּי‎ Dan 3:19 is not a conjunction, but means above that which ...
e. for ‎עַל דִּבְרַת דִּי‎ and ‎כָּלקֳֿבֵל דִּי‎ see [ ‎דִּבְרָה‎] and ‎קֳבֵל‎.

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