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H869 · Hebrew · Old Testament
אַפְדֵּן
Appeden
Noun, masculine (Aramaic/Persian)
Palace, throne room

Definition

The Hebrew/Aramaic noun appeden refers to a royal palace or throne pavilion — likely a loanword from Persian or Old Persian, used once in Daniel 11:45 to describe the eschatological enemy who 'pitches his palatial tents' between the seas and the holy mountain.

Usage & Theological Significance

Daniel 11:45's use of appeden is part of the detailed eschatological vision of the 'king of the north' who sets up his palatial encampment between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, 'at the glorious holy mountain' — yet 'comes to his end, with none to help him.' The tent-palace planted between the seas echoes Antiochus IV Epiphanes and prefigures the final Antichrist of Revelation. The ultimate appeden — the dwelling of God — will displace all earthly pretension to divine dwelling.

Key Bible Verses

Daniel 11:45 And he shall pitch his palatial tents (appeden) between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one.
2 Thessalonians 2:4 He opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
Revelation 19:20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs.
Psalm 76:12 He cuts off the spirit of princes; he is to be feared by the kings of the earth.

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