STRONGS NUMBER H6903

H6903. qobel

קֳבֵל‎₂₉ substantive front, as

preposition in front of, before, because of; followed by דִּי‎ as

conjunction because that (perhaps in form a diminutive, Bev^{Daniel 2:8}; קְבֵיל ᵑ7‎, with לִקְבֵיל לְ,‎, suffix לְקִבֵלִי‎, etc., in front of (Dalm^{§ 47, 7}); Syriac , aspect, in front, , suffix in front (of), opposite (to), compare Genesis 15:10 ᵑ6 ᵑ7‎; Palmyrene לקבל‎ before (Cooke³²¹, compare193)); — construct לָקֳבֵל‎ Daniel 2:8 +, suffix לְקָבְלָךְ‎ 2:31; —

1 with לְ‎

a. Daniel 3:3 ׳לק צַלְמָא‎ before the image, 2:31; 5:1, 5; in view of, by reason of, 5:10 ׳לק ׳מִלֵּ מַלְכָּא‎ by reason of the words, etc., Ezra 4:16 דְּנָה לָקֳבֵל‎ (compare Egyptian Aramaic זי זנה לקבל‎, RES^361B5).

b. followed by דִּי‎ as

conjunction because that Ezra 6:13 (so Palmyrene CIS^{ii. 164}).

2 with כָּלקֳֿבֵל כֹּל,‎ in view of, because of (but read probably כְּלָקֳבֵל‎ according to the front of, i.e. having regard to, because of : Luzz^{Chald. Gr. § 123} Lambert^{RÉJ, 1895, 47 f.} Marti^{§ 95 d} Nö^{LCB, 1896, 703} Nes^{OLZ, 1902, 487} Str⁵⁶ and others; compare Biblical Hebrew I. עֻמָּה‎

d):

a. as

preposition דְּנָה כָּלקֳֿבֵל‎ because of this, therefore, Daniel 2:12, 24; 3:7-8, 6:10; Ezra 7:17; Daniel 3:22 pointing forwards, וג מִןדִּֿי דִּנָה דִּנָה ׳כָּלקֳֿבֵל‎ on this account, (namely) because that, etc.

b. followed by דִּי‎ as

conjunction because that, inasmuch as, Daniel 2:8 חֲזֵיתוּן דִּי (כְּלָקֳבֵל) כָּלקֳֿבֵל‎ because ye see, 2:10; 2:41; 2:45 +, Ezra 4:14; 7:14; Daniel 5:22 = although. In 2:40; 6:11 taken by ᵐ5‎ (ὂν τρόπον, καθώς), Ges (Thes, not Lex), Ew Hi as = according as (as Ecclesiastes 5:15 דאתא קבל כל ᵑ7‎ according as he came), but not Bev Behrm Marti. [Occasionally in ᵑ7‎, usually = before; compare in ᵑ7‎^J Genesis 28:17; 31:32, D^{§§ 47.7; 50}].