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Raw Strong's Lookups

All Strong's numbers queried via search_strongs.py --lexicon and --lookup. Full raw output is in strongs-raw-output.txt in this directory.

Numbers Queried

Strong's Word Occurrences Tool
H8269 sar (prince/chief) 421 (433 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H5057 nagiyd (ruler/prince) 44 (45 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H6884 tsaraph (refine/purify) 33 (36 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H1305 barar (clarify/purify) 18 (19 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H3835 laban (be white) 8 --lexicon, --lookup
H1860 dera'on (contempt) 2 (HAPAX PAIR) --lexicon, --lookup
H7093 qets (end) 67 (71 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H6256 eth (time) 296 (377 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H2856 chatham (seal) 27 (25 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H8548 tamid (continual/daily) 104 (105 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H8251 shiqquts (abomination/idol) 28 (29 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
G743 archaggelos (archangel) 2 --lexicon, --lookup
H7919 sakal (understand/wise) 63 (70 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H5828 ezer (help) 21 (23 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H2532 chemdah (desire/pleasant) 25 (18 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H4581 ma'oz (stronghold/fortress) 37 (40 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H4150 mo'ed (appointed time/feast) 223 (229 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H7311 rum (be high/exalt) 194 (218 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup
H5493 sur (turn aside/remove) 301 (379 trans.) --lexicon, --lookup

Key Findings

Purification Triad Co-occurrence

  • H6884 (tsaraph) + H1305 (barar) + H3835 (laban) appear together ONLY in Dan 11:35 and Dan 12:10
  • No other verse in the Hebrew Bible contains all three

Hapax Pair

  • H1860 (dera'on) occurs ONLY in Dan 12:2 and Isa 66:24

Tamid Verb Distinction

  • Dan 8:11: rum (H7311) -- Hophal "was lifted/taken away"
  • Dan 11:31: sur (H5493) -- Hiphil "they took away"
  • Dan 12:11: sur (H5493) -- Hophal "was taken away"
  • Different verbs for the same concept of tamid removal

Ma'oz Concentration

  • H4581 (ma'oz) appears 6 times in Dan 11 alone (out of 37 total OT uses)
  • Dan 11:1,7,10(2x),19,31,38(2x),39(2x) -- internal vocabulary thread

Maskilim Chain

  • H7919 (sakal) Hiphil Participle appears in Dan 11:33, 11:35, 12:3, 12:10
  • Bridges Maccabean persecution section to resurrection promise

Archangel Rarity

  • G743 (archaggelos) occurs ONLY in 1 Thess 4:16 and Jude 1:9
  • Both refer to Michael