קְיָם

qe.yamstatuteHow to read Hebrew
aramaicOld TestamentNoun · masculine2 occurrences1 book2 verses

Definition

(Aramaic) from H6966; an edict (as arising in law)
Traditional renderings: decree, statute.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2 total
  1. Daniel 6:7קְיָם֙ · an ordinance
    All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.
  2. Daniel 6:15וּקְיָ֛ם · or ordinance
    Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”