‘attiq yomin

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‘attiq yomin is an Aramaic title from the biblical Book of Daniel meaning “Ancient of Days,” used to denote a venerable, eternal divine figure.

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‘attiq yomin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aramaic title
biblical term
theonym
appearsIn Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
associatedWith God
divine judgment
heavenly court imagery
category biblical Aramaic expression
title of God
contrastedWith earthly kings in apocalyptic visions
denotes eternal divine figure
heavenly figure
venerable divine figure
etymologyComponent "attiq" meaning "ancient"
"yomin" meaning "days"
etymologyRoot Aramaic root for "ancient"
hasConceptualTheme divine eternity
sovereign authority
transcendence
language Aramaic
meaning Ancient of Days
refersTo Ancient of Days
roleInText symbol of God’s eternal nature
title of a divine judge
scripturalSource Book of Daniel
semanticField antiquity
divine kingship
eternity
usedAs honorific divine epithet
usedIn Christian theology
Jewish theology

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Ancient of Days transliteration ‘attiq yomin