I know that the words are "Judge/judged" and Hashem's name.
However, which one of these is the meaning of the name:
- HaShem is my judge
- HaShem judged me
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1Is there any reason to think there is one objective answer to this question?– Double AA ♦Commented Jun 22, 2021 at 21:27
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According to the Chabad.org list of names and the Aish.com list of names, it means "G‑d is my Judge."
(also, according to non-jewish sites, it means the present tense.)
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Would it be more accurate to phrase it as "My judge is God", rather than "God is my judge"? It gives it a different emphasis in English at least.– Ben R.Commented Jun 23, 2021 at 10:45
The root דן is to judge, with a trailing י it becomes דני, My Judge. Therefore דניאל is The Lord is my Judge.
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If you want a literal translation as opposed to the intention, then you'll have to suffer a sentence form that is not comfortable in English. Expanding דניאל to דן אותי האל would be: "Judging me the Lord". However you see fit to form that into modern English is up to you, they're all valid so long as you retain 1) Present tense 2) The entity being judged is the literary "me", and 3) The entity doing the judging is the Lord. Commented Jun 24, 2021 at 11:59
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How do you know the intention? Did דניאל's mom tell you? Were you at his brit milah?– Double AA ♦Commented Jun 24, 2021 at 12:00