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H411 · Hebrew · Old Testament
אֵל
El
Demonstrative pronoun (Aramaic)
These (Aramaic)

Definition

Strong's H411 is the Aramaic demonstrative pronoun el (אֵל) meaning "these" — used in the Aramaic sections of the Old Testament (Daniel and Ezra) to point to a group of previously mentioned things or persons. It is the Aramaic cognate of the Hebrew elleh (H428, these).

Usage & Theological Significance

The Aramaic demonstrative el appears in Daniel and Ezra, where it functions to point back to previously identified groups — these men, these things, these matters. While grammatically small, demonstrative pronouns in legal and administrative contexts carry significant weight: they define which parties, objects, or decrees are in view. In Daniel, these words introduce divine verdicts about earthly kingdoms, reminding readers that the scope of God's authority extends over all these — every empire, every decree, every ruler — and that His kingdom alone endures.

Key Bible Verses

Ezra 5:9 We questioned the elders and asked them, 'Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to construct these walls?'
Daniel 2:44 In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed.
Daniel 6:6 So these administrators and satraps went as a group to the king.
Daniel 7:17 The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth.
Revelation 7:14 These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes.

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