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What does the name Daniel mean in Hebrew?
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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Why is Daniel specifically referred to as a beloved man?
In Daniel 10:11, 19 Daniel is referred to as a beloved man. Commentators explain this term to mean pure, or that his actions were beloved. Midrashim explain this more generally that the righteous are ...
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Why does the Targum switch the order when identifying Memuchan and Hasach?
Targum on Esther identifies Memuchan as Haman (in 1:16):
ממוכן הוא המן
Memuchan, who is Haman
Yet on 4:5, when he identifies Hasach as Daniel, he switches the order:
דניאל דמתקרי התך
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