BDB9631

ל preposition to, for, in regard to, at, mark of accusative (Biblical Aramaic לְ, and general Aramaic); — suffix לי, לָךְ, לֵהּ, לַהּ Dan 7:4; Dan 7:5 +; לָנָא Ezra 4:14 לְכֹם Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:9; Ezra 7:24 (so Egyptian Aramaic S-C^{Pap. H 12. 14} +), לְכוֺן Dan 3:4 לְהוֺם Jer 10:11, לְהֹם Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:4; Ezra 5:9; Ezra 5:10; Ezra 6:9 (so Zinjirli, Cooke¹⁸⁴; Nabataean, ib.^{Nos. 85, 91}), לְהוֺן Dan 2:35; Dan 3:14; Dan 6:3; Dan 7:12 (Dan 7:21 לְהֹן), Ezra 4:20; Ezra 5:2 (so Palmyrene, Cooke^{No. 110, Tariff ii.c.15 (p. 329)}); —

1. to, after verbs of saying, declaring, writing, etc., Dan 2:4; Dan 2:5; Dan 2:7; Dan 2:19; Dan 6:21; Dan 6:26, etc., giving Dan 2:16; Dan 2:21 +, offering Ezra 6:10 of going (Aramaic does not use אֶל), usually to a place, Ezra 2:17 לְבַיתֵהּ אֲזַל, Ezra 3:26; Ezra 4:8; Ezra 6:20 + often, rarely to a person Ezra 5:5 = towards Dan 4:31 into Dan 3:6; Dan 3:11; Dan 6:17 +; in address of decree or letter Dan 3:31; Ezra 5:7; Ezra 7:12 to fall or come to Dan 4:16; Dan 4:18; Dan 5:17; Ezra 5:7; Ezra 7:20, be confirmed to Dan 4:23.

2. as mark of accusative (as often in Aramaic; cf, in late Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew 3), Dan 2:10; Dan 2:12; Dan 2:14; Dan 2:24 + often, Ezra 7:25... לכל (compare אֵת Judg 3:15; Isa 8:2).

3. to become or make into (Biblical Hebrew 4) Dan 2:35; Dan 4:27.

4. a. with reference to Ezra 6:8 לְמָא דִי, Ezra 7:14 (but read probably ׳וְעַל יְרוּשׁ).
\ \ b. belonging to Dan 5:23 לֵהּ, Dan 7:4; Dan 7:6; Dan 7:7, and in דִּי לֵהּ = his Dan 2:20 +; with אִיתַי Ezra 4:16 הַשְׁכַּח לְ to find (belonging) to Ezra 2:35; Ezra 6:5; Ezra 6:6; Ezra 6:23 (compare Biblical Hebrew מָצָא לְ Deut 22:14 +).
\ \ c. as periphrase for the genitive (Biblical Hebrew 5 c) Dan 7:1 ׳בִּשְׁנַת חֲדָה לְ, Ezra 5:13; Ezra 6:3; Ezra 6:15 (twice in verse); Ezra 5:8; Ezra 5:11.
\ \ d. of the object or purpose, for (Biblical Hebrew 5 g) Dan 4:9 וּמָזוֺן לְכֹלָּאבֵֿהּ v.Dan 4:27 v.Dan 4:33; Dan 7:22; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:17; Ezra 7:19; Ezra 7:23 on behalf of Ezra 6:10 b.
\ \ e. according to (Biblical Hebrew 5 i) Ezra 6:17 ... לְמִנְיָן according to the number of ...

5. of time, at Dan 4:26 ... לִקְצָת at the end of..., v.Dan 4:31 to Dan 2:4; Dan 2:44 + לְעָֽלְמִין.

6. with an infinitive (Biblical Hebrew 7), after such verbs as be able, think, need, agree command, decree, Dan 2:9; Dan 2:10; Dan 2:12; Dan 2:24; Dan 3:13; Dan 3:16; Dan 3:19; Dan 3:32; Dan 6:4; Dan 6:5; Dan 6:8; Dan 6:24; Ezra 4:21; Ezra 4:22; Ezra 5:3 + often; = in order to Dan 2:13; Dan 2:14; Dan 3:2; Dan 3:20, so as to Dan 5:20. With לָא = not to be ... Dan 6:9; Dan 6:16 end Ezra 6:8, see לָא. compare the synopsis Lzb^{300 f}.

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