5931. illah

Strong's Lexicon

illah: Cause, reason, pretext

Original Word: עִלָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: illah
Pronunciation: il-lah'
Phonetic Spelling: (il-law')
Definition: Cause, reason, pretext
Meaning: a pretext

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to alah
Definition
matter, affair, occasion
NASB Translation
ground of accusation (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עִלָּה noun feminine matter, affair, occasion (Syriac , see Biblical Hebrew I. עלל); — absolute ׳ע Daniel 6:5 (twice in verse); Daniel 6:6 ( = ground of accusation).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

occasion

(Aramaic) feminine from a root corresponding to alah; a pretext (as arising artificially) -- occasion.

see HEBREW alah

Forms and Transliterations

עִלָּ֑א עִלָּ֛ה עִלָּ֨ה עלא עלה ‘il·lā ‘il·lāh ‘illā ‘illāh ilLa ilLah

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 6:4
HEB: הֲו֨וֹ בָעַ֧יִן עִלָּ֛ה לְהַשְׁכָּחָ֥ה לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל
NAS: to find a ground of accusation
KJV: to find occasion against Daniel
INT: began trying A ground to find Daniel

Daniel 6:4
HEB: מַלְכוּתָ֑א וְכָל־ עִלָּ֨ה וּשְׁחִיתָ֜ה לָא־
NAS: a ground of accusation against Daniel
KJV: find none occasion nor fault;
INT: to government but of accusation corruption none

Daniel 6:5
HEB: דְּנָ֖ה כָּל־ עִלָּ֑א לָהֵ֕ן הַשְׁכַּ֥חְנָֽה
NAS: any ground of accusation against this
KJV: find any occasion against this
INT: this any ground unless find

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5931
3 Occurrences

‘il·lā — 1 Occ.
‘il·lāh — 2 Occ.