5732. iddan

Lexicon

iddan: Time, period, season

Original Word: עִדָּן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: `iddan
Pronunciation: id-dawn'
Phonetic Spelling: (id-dawn')
Definition: Time, period, season
Meaning: a set time, technically, a year

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

time

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of ed; a set time; technically, a year -- time.

see HEBREW ed

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to iddah
Definition
time
NASB Translation
moment (2), situation (1), time (8), times (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עִדָּן noun masculine^{Daniel 2:9} time (ᵑ7 id., Syriac , perhaps loan-word from Assyrian adannu, fixed, appointed, or definite, time; [Arabic probably Aramaic loan-word, Schw^{ZMG liii (1899), 197}]); — absolute ׳ע Daniel 7:12 +; emphatic עִדָּנָא Daniel 2:8 +; plural absolute עִדָּנִין Daniel 4:13 +, emphatic עִדָּנַיָּא Daniel 2:21; —

1 in General, time, as duration Daniel 2:8; Daniel 7:12; involving specific conditions Daniel 2:9,21; (point of) time Daniel 3:5,15.

2 definite time, = year (as modern Greek χρόνος, see EASophocles¹¹⁷³): ׳שִׁבְעָה ע = seven years, Daniel 4:13; Daniel 4:20; Daniel 4:22; Daniel 4:29; עִדָּן וְעִדָּנִין וּפְלַג עִדָּן Daniel 7:25 (i.e. 3 2-Janyears, see Dr; perhaps read dual for plural, compare Bev Gunk^{Schöpf. 201}).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic; akin to the Hebrew root עֵת (eth), meaning "time" or "season."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2540 (καιρός, kairos): This Greek term refers to an appointed time or season, similar to the Aramaic עִדָּן. It is used in the New Testament to denote specific, divinely appointed times or opportunities.
• G5610 (ὥρα, hōra): This Greek word means "hour" or "time" and is used to indicate a specific time of day or a particular moment within a broader timeframe. It can also refer to a season or period, aligning with the concept of a set time as seen in עִדָּן.

Usage: The word עִדָּן appears in the Aramaic sections of the Old Testament, particularly in the Book of Daniel. It is used to describe periods of time, often in relation to prophetic visions or decrees.

Context: The Aramaic term עִדָּן (iddan) is primarily found in the Book of Daniel, a text that includes significant portions written in Aramaic. This term is used to describe a "set time" or "appointed period," often in the context of divine or prophetic timelines. For example, in Daniel 2:21, it is written, "He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them." Here, the concept of "times" is linked to God's sovereign control over historical events and epochs.

In Daniel 7:25, the term is used in a prophetic context: "He will speak against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time." This passage uses עִדָּן to describe a specific prophetic period during which the saints will face persecution.

The use of עִדָּן in these contexts underscores the biblical theme of God's sovereignty over time and history. It reflects the belief that God has predetermined seasons and epochs, which unfold according to His divine plan.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּעִדָּנָ֡א בְעִדָּנָ֡א בעדנא וְעִדָּֽן׃ וְעִדָּנִ֖ין ועדן׃ ועדנין עִדָּ֥ן עִדָּֽן׃ עִדָּנִ֖ין עִדָּנַיָּא֙ עִדָּנָ֖א עדן עדן׃ עדנא עדניא עדנין ‘id·dā·nā ‘id·dā·nay·yā ‘id·dā·nîn ‘id·dān ‘iddān ‘iddānā ‘iddānayyā ‘iddānîn bə‘iddānā ḇə‘iddānā bə·‘id·dā·nā ḇə·‘id·dā·nā beiddaNa idDan iddaNa iddanaiYa iddaNin veidDan veiddaNa veiddaNin wə‘iddān wə‘iddānîn wə·‘id·dā·nîn wə·‘id·dān

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 2:8
HEB: אֲנָ֔ה דִּ֥י עִדָּנָ֖א אַנְתּ֣וּן זָבְנִ֑ין
NAS: that you are bargaining for time, inasmuch
KJV: would gain the time, because
INT: I for time ye you are bargaining

Daniel 2:9
HEB: עַ֛ד דִּ֥י עִדָּנָ֖א יִשְׁתַּנֵּ֑א לָהֵ֗ן
NAS: me until the situation is changed;
KJV: me, till the time be changed:
INT: till forasmuch the situation is changed if

Daniel 2:21
HEB: וְ֠הוּא מְהַשְׁנֵ֤א עִדָּנַיָּא֙ וְזִמְנַיָּ֔א מְהַעְדֵּ֥ה
NAS: It is He who changes the times and the epochs;
KJV: And he changeth the times and the seasons:
INT: who changes the times and the epochs removes

Daniel 3:5
HEB: בְּעִדָּנָ֡א דִּֽי־ תִשְׁמְע֡וּן
NAS: that at the moment you hear the sound
KJV: [That] at what time ye hear the sound
INT: the moment forasmuch hear

Daniel 3:15
HEB: עֲתִידִ֗ין דִּ֣י בְעִדָּנָ֡א דִּֽי־ תִשְׁמְע֡וּן
NAS: you are ready, at the moment you hear
KJV: ready that at what time ye hear
INT: are ready who the moment who hear

Daniel 4:16
HEB: לֵ֑הּ וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֥וּן עֲלֽוֹהִי׃
NAS: to him, And let seven periods of time pass
KJV: unto him; and let seven times pass
INT: be given seven of time pass over

Daniel 4:23
HEB: דִּֽי־ שִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֥וּן עֲלֽוֹהִי׃
NAS: until seven periods of time pass over
KJV: till seven times pass over
INT: forasmuch seven of time pass over

Daniel 4:25
HEB: מְצַבְּעִ֔ין וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֣וּן [עֲלַיִךְ
NAS: and seven periods of time will pass
KJV: and seven times shall pass
INT: and be drenched and seven of time will pass and

Daniel 4:32
HEB: יְטַעֲמ֔וּן וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֣וּן [עֲלַיִךְ
NAS: and seven periods of time will pass
KJV: and seven times shall pass
INT: will be given and seven of time will pass and

Daniel 7:12
HEB: עַד־ זְמַ֥ן וְעִדָּֽן׃
NAS: to them for an appointed period of time.
KJV: for a season and time.
INT: for an appointed of time

Daniel 7:25
HEB: בִּידֵ֔הּ עַד־ עִדָּ֥ן וְעִדָּנִ֖ין וּפְלַ֥ג
NAS: into his hand for a time, times,
KJV: until a time and times
INT: his hand until A time times and half

Daniel 7:25
HEB: עַד־ עִדָּ֥ן וְעִדָּנִ֖ין וּפְלַ֥ג עִדָּֽן׃
NAS: for a time, times, and half
KJV: a time and times and the dividing
INT: until A time times and half A time

Daniel 7:25
HEB: וְעִדָּנִ֖ין וּפְלַ֥ג עִדָּֽן׃
NAS: times, and half a time.
KJV: and times and the dividing of time.
INT: times and half A time

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5732
13 Occurrences

bə·‘id·dā·nā — 1 Occ.
‘id·dān — 2 Occ.
‘id·dā·nā — 2 Occ.
‘id·dā·nay·yā — 1 Occ.
‘id·dā·nîn — 4 Occ.
wə·‘id·dān — 1 Occ.
ḇə·‘id·dā·nā — 1 Occ.
wə·‘id·dā·nîn — 1 Occ.