Word Study · Strong's H4406 · Hebrew
מִלָּה
millah
mil-law'
Strong's 1890 spelling: millâh
“a word, command, discourse, or subject”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a word, command, discourse, or subject
Rendered in the KJV as
commandment, matter, thing. word.
- 24occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 22inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 24 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 22
- מִלְּתָ֖א2
- מִלְּתָ֑א2
- וּמִלָּ֨ה1
- וּמִלִּ֗ין1
- וּמִלַּ֤ת1
- וּמִלְּתָ֨א1
- וּמִלְּתָ֖א1
- מִלָּ֤ה1
- מִלֵּ֤י1
- מִלַּיָּ֣א1
- מִלַּיָּ֖א1
- מִלִּ֖ין1
and 10 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 13
- word the6
- matter the5
- [the] matter of2
- and matter the2
- [the] word of1
- [the] words of1
- a matter1
- and [the] word of1
- and a word1
- and words1
- matters1
- matters the1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)11
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)2
- noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1
- noun · feminine singular1
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- ANcfsd/Ta · 11
- ANcfsc · 3
- AC/Ncfsd/Ta · 2
- ANcmpd/Ta · 2
- AC/Ncfsa · 1
- AC/Ncfsc · 1
- AC/Ncmpa · 1
- ANcfsa · 1
- ANcmpa · 1
- ANcmpc · 1
All 24, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel24 occurrences
- Daniel 2:5מִלְּתָ֖אmileta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.here: word the
- Daniel 2:8מִלְּתָֽא׃mileta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.here: word the
- Daniel 2:9וּמִלָּ֨הumilahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularIf you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”here: and a word
- Daniel 2:10מִלַּ֣תmilatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.here: [the] matter of
- Daniel 2:10מִלָּ֤הmilahnoun · feminine singularThe astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.here: a matter
- Daniel 2:11וּמִלְּתָ֨אumileta'conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”here: and matter the
- Daniel 2:15מִלְּתָ֔אmileta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. At this time Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.here: matter the
- Daniel 2:17מִלְּתָ֥אmileta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,here: matter the
- Daniel 2:23מִלַּ֥תmilatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”here: [the] matter of
- Daniel 3:22מִלַּ֤תmilatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.here: [the] word of
- Daniel 3:28וּמִלַּ֤תumilatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.here: and [the] word of
- Daniel 4:31מִלְּתָא֙mileta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.here: word the
- Daniel 4:33מִלְּתָא֮mileta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.here: word the
- Daniel 5:10מִלֵּ֤יmileinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.here: [the] words of
- Daniel 5:15מִלְּתָ֖אmileta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.here: matter the
- Daniel 5:26מִלְּתָ֑אmileta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.here: matter the
- Daniel 6:12מִלְּתָ֛אmileta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”here: word the
- Daniel 6:14מִלְּתָ֣אmileta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.here: word the
- Daniel 7:1מִלִּ֖יןmilinnoun · masculine pluralIn the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.here: matters
- Daniel 7:11מִלַּיָּ֣אmilaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.here: words the
- Daniel 7:16מִלַּיָּ֖אmilaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)I approached one of those who were standing there, and I asked him the true meaning of all this. So he told me the interpretation of these things:here: matters the
- Daniel 7:25וּמִלִּ֗יןumilinconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralHe will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.here: and words
- Daniel 7:28מִלְּתָ֑אmileta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”here: matter the
- Daniel 7:28וּמִלְּתָ֖אumileta'conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”here: and matter the
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