Lexicon
אֵ֫בֶר
e.ver
H0083
H:N-M Hebrew

wing

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Hebrew
Language

e.ver denotes a wing, appearing with eagle imagery and in a wish to go far away.

The term denotes a wing in the eagle imagery of Ezekiel 17:3 and Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 55:7 places the same singular noun in a wish to remove far away, though the translation does not isolate its contribution there.

Senses in use

  1. Wing in eagle and flight imagery · dominant

    In Ezekiel 17:3 the singular noun occurs in the description of a great eagle, and the APB renders the clause "A great eagle with great wings and long pinions." In Isaiah 40:31 the APB renders renewed strength as mounting "up with wings like eagles"; in Psalm 55:7 the verse expresses a wish to "remove far away to wander," but the translation does not identify a specific English rendering for the noun.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "wings" in Ezekiel 17:3 and Isaiah 40:31. In Psalm 55:7 it renders the verse as a desire to go far away without isolating the noun.

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