ʼillêyn — H459

Definition

demonstrative pronoun

these

1. these, those

Usually translated as

these, the

Origin

(Aramaic) or shorter ʼillên; prolonged from H412

• Derived from ʼêl (H412)

Occurrences

ʼillêyn occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Daniel (5)

• Ezra 5:15 — And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
• Daniel 2:40 — And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these (אִלֵּ֖ין), shall it break in pieces and bruise.
• Daniel 2:44 — And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these (אִלֵּ֣ין) kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
• Daniel 6:2 — And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the (אִלֵּ֗ין) princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
• Daniel 6:6 — Then these (אִלֵּ֔ן) presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
• Daniel 7:17 — These (אִלֵּין֙) great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.