אֱלָהּ (Elah) (Aramaic Lexicon • H426 • God (Biblical Aramaic for God)): God (Biblical Aramaic for God). Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew Eloah; used in Daniel and Ezra for the God of heaven and earth (Elah Shemayya). It is closely linked with שְׁלָם (selam) (Aramaic Lexicon • H7954 • peace (Aramaic shalom)): peace (Aramaic shalom). Peace, prosperity, wholeness; royal epistolary greeting: 'Peace be multiplied unto you' ( Ezra 4:17 , Daniel 4:1 , 6:25 ).
Aramaic equivalent of Hebrew Eloah; used in Daniel and Ezra for the God of heaven and earth (Elah Shemayya).
Peace, prosperity, wholeness; royal epistolary greeting: 'Peace be multiplied unto you' (Ezra 4:17, Daniel 4:1, 6:25).
Most High, Supreme Deity; sovereign title of God celebrated by Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel (Daniel 4:17, 34).
Day, epoch of time in Biblical Aramaic (Daniel 7:9).
An Aramaic apocalyptic scroll fragment predicting a period of international war, followed by the rising of a sovereign ruler who will be hailed with divine filial titles, whose kingdom will endure forever.
Emphatic state of Elah; the true living God in distinction from pagan idols.
Generation, epoch; 'His kingdom is from generation to generation' (Daniel 4:3, 34).
Dream; sovereign vehicle of divine revelation to pagan emperors interpreted by Daniel (Daniel 2:4, 4:5).
The official administrative Aramaic decrees preserved in Ezra 1:2–4 , 6:1–12 (Edict of Cyrus discovered at Ecbatana ), and 7:12–26 (Letter of Artaxerxes to Ezra ), confirming imperial treasury funding for the Second Temple .
Mortal man, human race; mortal frailty contrasted with heavenly power.
Son; essential component of the premier Messianic apocalyptic title Bar Enash ('Son of Man', Daniel 7:13).
Son, building block of community; 'children of the captivity' (Ezra 6:16).
A 50.5 cm Jewish burial bone box bearing an Aramaic inscription reading 'Ya'akov bar Yosef akhui diYeshua' ( James , son of Joseph , brother of Jesus ), which provoked intense legal and archaeological controversy.
An Aramaic letter sent by Hananiah (likely official envoy of the Jerusalem leadership) to the Jewish community at Elephantine relaying royal instructions from Persian King Darius II regarding Passover .
Hundreds of Aramaic legal, marriage, and communal papyri from a garrison of Jewish soldiers protecting the southern frontier of the Persian Empire, featuring a temple dedicated to YHW.
Judgment, heavenly court of justice; 'The court sat, and the books were opened' (Daniel 7:10, 22).
Judge, magistrate administering divine and civil law in Ezra 7:25.
A richly decorated limestone ossuary adorned with double rosettes discovered in an undisturbed First Temple burial cave, bearing two Aramaic scratch-inscriptions reading 'Yehosef bar Qayafa' ( Joseph son of Caiaphas).
Until, forever; marks the duration of the saints possessing the kingdom forever and ever (Daniel 7:18).
To prostrate in worship, pay religious homage (tested in the fiery furnace, Daniel 3:5, 12).
Spirit; in Daniel applied to the Holy Spirit dwelling in Daniel ('in whom is the spirit of the holy gods', Daniel 4:8, 5:11).
To serve, worship, minister religiously to God; used of the universal worship rendered to the Son of Man ('all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him', Daniel 7:14, 27).
Decree, royal edict issued by earthly sovereigns and sovereignly overridden by God (Ezra 4:19, 6:14, Daniel 3:10).
Kingdom, empire, royal rule; the indestructible everlasting kingdom set up by the God of heaven breaking in pieces all human kingdoms (Daniel 2:44, 7:14).
Holy; applied to the angels ('holy watcher', Daniel 4:13) and the redeemed saints who inherit the eternal kingdom ('the saints of the Most High', Daniel 7:18, 22).
Writing, royal decree, scripture; the divine inscription on the wall (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin, Daniel 5:7, 8, 15, 24).
Mystery, divine eschatological secret beyond human intelligence, revealed exclusively by the God of heaven to His prophets (Daniel 2:18, 19, 27, 28, 47).
Queen, queen mother who reminds the king of Daniel's God-given wisdom (Daniel 5:10).
The Highest, Most High; plural of majesty designating God as sovereign possessor of the eternal kingdom ('saints of the Most High', Daniel 7:18, 22, 25, 27).
A controversial baraita in Tractate Sanhedrin of the Babylonian Talmud recording that 'Yeshu' was hanged on the eve of Passover for practicing sorcery and enticing Israel to apostasy, with a herald proclaiming his sentence for 40 days.
Mercies; sought from the God of heaven to reveal hidden mysteries and preserve life (Daniel 2:18).
Interpretation, decoding of divine mystery; term central to Dead Sea Scrolls Pesharim and Daniel 2:4.
Ancient, venerable, aged; the sublime divine title ʿAttîq Yômîn ('Ancient of Days', Daniel 7:9, 13, 22), depicting God's eternal majesty presiding over cosmic judgment.
Three basalt fragments of an Aramean triumphal inscription erected by King Hazael of Aram - Damascus , boasting of slaying Joram of Israel and Ahaziah of the ' House of David ' (bytdwd).
Dominion, sovereign imperial rule; applied to the everlasting, indestructible dominion given to the Son of Man (Daniel 7:14, 27).
Heavens; realm of God's transcendent rule: 'The heavens do rule' (Daniel 4:26), origin of phrase 'Kingdom of Heaven'.