דָּת

Strong’s Definition

a royal edict or statute

Etymology & Derivation

of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation;

KJV Usage

commandment, commission, decree, law, manner.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.decree, law, edict, regulation, usage
• 2.decree, edict, commission
• 3.law, rule

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: dâth; Pronunciation: dawth