דָּת noun feminine^{Dan 6:9} decree, law (Syriac; Persian loan-word, see Biblical Hebrew); — ׳ד absolute Daniel 6:16; Daniel 7:25, construct Ezra 7:14 +; emphatic דָּתָא Ezra 7:12 +; suffix דָּֽתְכוֺן Daniel 2:9; —

1 decree of king Daniel 2:13,15; Ezra 7:26; with suffix Daniel 2:9 decree against you.

2 unchangeable law of Medes and Persians Daniel 6:9; Daniel 6:13; Daniel 6:16.

3 law of God (in mouth of non-Jews): Daniel 6:6; Ezra 7:12,14,21,26, so (absolute) Daniel 7:25; laws of God Ezra 7:25.