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H4291 · Hebrew · Old Testament
מְטָא
Meta
Verb (Aramaic)
To reach, arrive, attain

Definition

The Aramaic verb meta means to reach or arrive at a destination, to attain or come to something. It appears in Daniel's Aramaic sections to describe events reaching a point of completion — the word came to Daniel, judgment reached the king, the Most High's kingdom came.

Usage & Theological Significance

The verb meta in Daniel frequently marks the arrival of divine word or judgment: 'the matter reached [the king]' (Daniel 4:28). When Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar's dream, the falling of divine judgment is expressed with this word — the Most High rules, and his decisions reach their target with certainty. The same verb in Daniel 7:13 ('he came to the Ancient of Days') marks the Son of Man's arrival at the divine throne to receive eternal dominion — the culmination of all history reaching its intended destination.

Key Bible Verses

Daniel 4:28 All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar.
Daniel 7:13 And behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
Daniel 6:24 And the king commanded, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions.
Ezra 4:24 Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Daniel 4:11 The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.

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