Strong’s H5931 · Aramaic
עִלָּה
ʻillâh · il-law'
Origin (Aramaic) feminine from a root corresponding to עָלָה (H5927);
Meaning a pretext (as arising artificially)
In the King James Version occasion.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Daniel 6:4Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
- Daniel 6:5Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.