Lexicon
אָבַס
a.vas
H0075
H:V Hebrew

to fatten

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a.vas describes a fattened state, explicitly applied to an ox in Proverbs 15:17.

The attested forms are passive participles; Proverbs 15:17 explicitly places the singular form with an ox described in the APB as “fattened,” while the plural form in 1 Kings 5:3 cannot be isolated in the supplied translation.

Senses in use

  1. Being in a fattened state · dominant

    In Proverbs 15:17, the masculine singular passive participle occurs in the comparison between a dinner of herbs with love and an ox; the APB renders the latter phrase “a fattened ox and hatred with it.” In 1 Kings 5:3, the supplied masculine plural passive participle occurs in a verse about David, surrounding wars, and foes placed under foot, but the APB does not make the term's specific contribution identifiable.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly includes “a fattened ox” in Proverbs 15:17. In 1 Kings 5:3, its loose rendering does not identify a corresponding English expression for the supplied form.

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