תְּלַת
telat · third (ruler)
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H8531 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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telat (תְּלַת) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “third (ruler)”.
Third in rank (Aramaic): "third ruler in the kingdom".
How to say it
te·lat
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
- The one who holds third place in rule, after the king and another ruler.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Daniel 5:16
But I have heard of you that you can give interpretations and loosen knots. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you will be clothed with purple, and a necklace of gold will be on your neck, and as third in the kingdom you will rule.”
- 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.