edayin · then

What it means

edayin (אֱדַיִן) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “then”.

(Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Then, at that moment.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

• Ezra×11
• Daniel×46

• Ezra 4:9

  Then Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their companions: the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the men of Erech, the Babylonians, the men of Susa, the Dehaites, the Elamites,

• Ezra 4:23

  Then, as soon as the copy of the letter of Artaxerxes the king was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem, to the Jews, and made them cease by force and with troops.

• Ezra 4:24

  Then the work of the house of Elah which is in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

• Ezra 5:2

  Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of Elah which is in Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of Elah, supporting them.

• Ezra 5:4

  Then we told them thus: “What are the names of the men who are building this building?”

• Ezra 5:5

  But the eye of their Elah was upon the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease until the report should go to Darius and then they should return a letter about this.

• Ezra 5:9

  Then we asked those elders and thus we said to them: ‘Who gave you an order to build this house and to finish this structure?’

• Ezra 5:16

  Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of Elah which is in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction, and it is not complete.’

• Ezra 6:1

  Then Darius the king gave an order, and they investigated in the house of the books where the treasures were deposited there in Babylon.

• Ezra 6:13

  Then Tattenai, governor of the other side of the river, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, according to what Darius the king had sent, thus they did with diligence.

• Daniel 2:14

  Then Daniel replied with counsel and prudence to Arioch, the chief of the guard of the king, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

• Daniel 2:15

  He answered and said to Arioch, the captain of the king, “Why is the law so harsh from before the king?” Then Arioch made known the matter to Daniel.

• Daniel 2:17

  Then Daniel went to his house and made known the matter to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

• Daniel 2:19

  Then to Daniel the mystery was revealed in the vision of the night; then Daniel blessed the Elah of the heavens.

• Daniel 2:25

  Then Arioch in haste brought Daniel before the king and said this to him: “I have found a man from the sons of the exile of Judah who will make known to the king the interpretation.”

• Daniel 2:35

  Then were crushed all together the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, and they became like the chaff of the threshing floors of summer; and the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled all the earth.

• Daniel 2:46

  Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face and bowed down before Daniel, and he said to offer to him an offering and pleasing aromas.

• Daniel 2:48

  Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over all the province of Babylon and chief of the prefects over all the wise men of Babylon.

• Daniel 3:3

  Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the authorities of the provinces were gathered for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they were standing before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

• Daniel 3:13

  Then Nebuchadnezzar in anger and fury said to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; then they brought these men before the king.

• Daniel 3:19

  Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He answered and said to heat the furnace seven times more than it was customary to heat it.

• Daniel 3:21

  Then these men were bound in their cloaks, their tunics, and their caps, and their other garments, and were thrown into the midst of the furnace of fire blazing.

• Daniel 3:24

  Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste; he answered and said to his advisers, “Did we not throw three men bound into the midst of the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “Certainly, O king.”

• Daniel 3:26

  Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of fire blazing; he answered and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of Elah Illaya, come out and come!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the midst of the fire.

• Daniel 3:30

  Then the king made Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego prosper in the province of Babylon.

• Daniel 4:7

  Then there came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the diviners; and the dream I told before them, but its interpretation they did not make known to me.

• Daniel 4:19

  Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was appalled for about a moment, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream and its interpretation trouble you.” Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your adversaries!

• Daniel 5:3

  Then they brought the vessels of gold that had been taken out of the temple of the house of Elah that was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.

• Daniel 5:6

  Then the king’s color changed and his thoughts troubled him, and the joints of his hips were loosened, and his knees knocked one against the other.

• Daniel 5:8

  Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they were not able to read the writing or make known its interpretation to the king.

• Daniel 5:9

  Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his color changed on him, and his nobles were perplexed.

• Daniel 5:13

  Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, “Are you Daniel, who is of the sons of the exile of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah?

• Daniel 5:17

  Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.

• Daniel 5:24

  Then from before him the palm of the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed.

• Daniel 5:29

  Then Belshazzar gave the word, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a necklace of gold on his neck, and they proclaimed concerning him that he would be ruler as third in the kingdom.

• Daniel 6:3

  Then this Daniel was distinguishing himself above the supervisors and the satraps, because an extraordinary spirit was in him, and the king was planning to set him over all the kingdom.

• Daniel 6:4

  Then the supervisors and the satraps were seeking to find a pretext against Daniel in regard to the kingdom; but they could find no pretext or fault, because he was faithful, and no negligence or fault was found in him.

• Daniel 6:5

  Then these men said, “We will not find against this Daniel any pretext unless we find it against him in the law of his Elah.”

• Daniel 6:6

  Then these supervisors and satraps came thronging to the king and said this to him: “King Darius, live forever!

• Daniel 6:11

  Then these men came thronging and found Daniel making a request and pleading before his Elah.

And 17 more times.