CAL: hdbr

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hdbr (haddāḇar, haddāḇrā) n.m. a royal official

a royal official

BA^Dan, LJLA

Dan 3:27↗ אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא סִגְנַיָּא וּפַחֲוָתָא וְהַדָּבְרֵי מַלְכָּא‏ˀəaḥaשׁədarəpənayyāˀ siḡənayyāˀ ûp̄aḥəawāṯāˀ wəhadāḇərey maləkāˀܐܲܚܲשׁܕ݁ܲܪܦ݁ܢܲܝ̇ܵܐ ܣܼܓܢܲܝ̇ܵܐ ܘܼܦܲܚܲܘܵܬܵܐ ܘܗܲܕ̇ܵܒܪܹܝ ܡܲܠܟ̇ܵܐ‏ܐܲܚܲשׁܕ݁ܲܪܦ݁ܢܲܝ̇ܵܐ ܣܼܓܢܲܝ̇ܵܐ ܘܼܦܲܚܲܘܵܬܵܐ ܘܗܲܕ̇ܵܒܪܹܝ ܡܲܠܟ̇ܵܐ‏ˀəaḥaשׁədarəpənayyāˀ siḡənayyāˀ ûp̄aḥəawāṯāˀ wəhadāḇərey maləkāˀאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא סִגְנַיָּא וּפַחֲוָתָא וְהַדָּבְרֵי מַלְכָּא‏ܐܲܚܲשׁܕ݁ܲܪܦ݁ܢܲܝ̇ܵܐ ܣܼܓܢܲܝ̇ܵܐ ܘܼܦܲܚܲܘܵܬܵܐ ܘܗܲܕ̇ܵܒܪܹܝ ܡܲܠܟ̇ܵܐ‏ܐܲܚܲשׁܕ݁ܲܪܦ݁ܢܲܝ̇ܵܐ ܣܼܓܢܲܝ̇ܵܐ ܘܼܦܲܚܲܘܵܬܵܐ ܘܗܲܕ̇ܵܒܪܹܝ ܡܲܠܟ̇ܵܐ‏ : the satraps, viceroys, governors, and h-officials of the king ; MegAntioch 6↗ עָנֵה וְאָמַר להַדָבְרוֹהי‏ˁāneh wəˀāmar lhadābərowhyܥܵܢܹܗ ܘܐܵܡܲܪ ܠܗܲܕܵܒܪܘܿܘܗܝ‏ܥܵܢܹܗ ܘܐܵܡܲܪ ܠܗܲܕܵܒܪܘܿܘܗܝ‏ˁāneh wəˀāmar lhadābərowhyעָנֵה וְאָמַר להַדָבְרוֹהי‏ܥܵܢܹܗ ܘܐܵܡܲܪ ܠܗܲܕܵܒܪܘܿܘܗܝ‏ܥܵܢܹܗ ܘܐܵܡܲܪ ܠܗܲܕܵܒܪܘܿܘܗܝ‏

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Though Persian sounding, there is no agreed upon etymology or interpretation. To judge by the sequence in Dan 3:7, it is a high-ranking official but less important than governor.

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