קְשֹׁט (qe.shot)
qe.shot
truth
A:N-MQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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- Part of speech
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Word Overview
The Aramaic noun qeshot means truth, appearing only once in the Hebrew Bible at Daniel 4:37. It is the Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew qoshet (H7189), carrying the same sense of factual reality or reliability. In this single instance, King Nebuchadnezzar uses it to acknowledge that God’s kingdom and dominion are everlasting.
Its occurrence in Daniel highlights how Aramaic sections of Scripture often mirror Hebrew theological concepts while using distinct linguistic forms. Translators typically render qeshot as "truth," capturing the straightforward assertion of divine permanence found in the king’s declaration. This word anchors the narrative’s theme that earthly powers are subject to God’s unchanging authority.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word qeshot appears just once in the Bible, nestled in Daniel 4:37 where King Nebuchadnezzar declares that God’s kingdom is everlasting. This Aramaic term for truth anchors the narrative’s theme that earthly powers are subject to God’s unchanging authority.
For your faith, this reminds us that God’s promises remain reliable even when circumstances shift. You can trust in His enduring nature, knowing that His word stands firm across all generations and nations.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- truth1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- קְשֹׁט֙1×