דָּת

dâth · Hebrew · Strong's H1882 · 14 occurrences

The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “decree”

What it means

{a royal edict or statute}

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1881 (דָּת);

How the KJV renders it

decree, law

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“decree”

also renders krínō (G2919), dógma (G1378), ʼĕçâr (H633), gâzar (H1504), gᵉzêrâh (H1510), dâbâr (H1697), chêqeq (H2711), ṭaʻam (H2940), ṭᵉʻêm (H2942), maʼămar (H3982), pithgâm (H6599), qᵉyâm (H7010)

“law”

also renders nómos (G3551), mitsvâh (H4687), mishpâṭ (H4941)

Where it appears

14 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 13 verses shown.

Daniel 2:9 ANcfsc/Sp2mpDaniel 2:13 AC/Ncfsd/TdDaniel 2:15 ANcfsd/TdDaniel 6:5 AR/NcfscDaniel 6:8 AR/NcfscDaniel 6:12 AR/NcfscDaniel 6:15 ANcfsaDaniel 7:25 AC/NcfsaEzra 7:12 ANcfsd/TdEzra 7:14 AR/NcfscEzra 7:21 ANcfsd/TdEzra 7:25 ANcfpcEzra 7:26 AC/Ncfsd/Td

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.