Lexical Definition

‎קְבֵל‎ qᵉbêl (keb-ale') before ^A:Prep
(Aramaic) or קֳבֵל qŏbêl (kobale'); (Aramaic), (corresponding to ‎קָבָל‎

[phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.

• (adverbially) in front of
• usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence

subst
1) front
prep
2) in front of, before, because of, in view of, by reason of, because of this, therefore
conj
3) because that, inasmuch as, although, according as, before
adv
4) accordingly, then

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎קֳבֵל‎₂₉ substantive front, as preposition in front of, before, because of; followed by ‎דִּי‎ as conjunction because that (perhaps in form a diminutive, Bev^{Dan 2:8}; ᵑ7 ‎קְבֵיל‎, with ‎לְ‎, ‎לִקְבֵיל‎, suffix ‎לְקִבֵלִי‎, etc., in front of (Dalm^{§ 47, 7}); Syriac , aspect, in front, , suffix in front (of), opposite (to), compare Gen 15:10 ᵑ7 ᵑ6; Palmyrene ‎לקבל‎ before (Cooke³²¹, compare193)); — construct ‎לָקֳבֵל‎ Dan 2:8 +, suffix ‎לְקָבְלָךְ‎ Dan 2:31 —

1. with ‎לְ‎
a. Dan 3:3 ‎צַלְמָא‎ ‎׳‎‎לק‎ before the image, Dan 2:31; Dan 5:1; Dan 5:5 in view of, by reason of, Dan 5:10 ‎מַלְכָּא‎ ‎׳‎‎מִלֵּ‎ ‎׳‎‎לק‎ by reason of the words, etc., Ezra 4:16 ‎לָקֳבֵל דְּנָה‎ (compare Egyptian Aramaic ‎לקבל זנה זי‎, RES^{361 B5}).
b. followed by ‎דִּי‎ as conjunction because that Ezra 6:13 (so Palmyrene CIS^{ii. 164}).

2. with ‎כֹּל‎, ‎כָּלקֳֿבֵל‎ in view of, because of (but read probably ‎כְּלָקֳבֵל‎ according to the front of, i.e. having regard to, because of : Luzz^{Chald. Gr. § 123} Lambert^{RÉJ, 1895, 47 f.} Marti^{§ 95 d} Nö^{LCB, 1896, 703} Nes^{OLZ, 1902, 487} Str⁵⁶ and others; compare Biblical Hebrew I. ‎עֻמָּה‎ d):
a. as preposition ‎כָּלקֳֿבֵל דְּנָה‎ because of this, therefore, Dan 2:12; Dan 2:24; Dan 3:7; Dan 3:8; Dan 6:10*; Ezra 7:17; Dan 3:22 pointing forwards, ‎׳‎‎כָּלקֳֿבֵל דִּנָה דִּנָה מִןדִּֿי וג‎ on this account, (namely) because that, etc.
b. followed by ‎דִּי‎ as conjunction because that, inasmuch as, Dan 2:8 ‎כָּלקֳֿבֵל (כְּלָקֳבֵל) דִּי חֲזֵיתוּן‎ because ye see, vDan 2:10 vDan 2:41 vDan 2:45 +, Ezra 4:14; Ezra 7:14; Dan 5:22 = although. In Dan 2:40; Dan 6:11* taken by ᵐ5 (ὂν τρόπον, καθώς), Ges (Thes, not Lex), Ew Hi as = according as (as Eccl 5:15* ᵑ7 ‎כל קבל דאתא‎ according as he came), but not Bev Behrm Marti. [Occasionally in ᵑ7, usually = before; compare in ‎ᵑ7‎^J Gen 28:17; Gen 31:32, D^{§§ 47.7; 50}].

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