Lexicon
אֶזְרוֹעַ
ez.ro.a
H0248
H:N-F Hebrew

arm

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Hebrew
Language

ez.ro.a denotes an arm, shown as outstretched in deliverance and as a limb that can be broken.

The term denotes an arm: Jeremiah 32:21 places it in the clause about bringing Israel from Egypt with an outstretched arm, while Job 31:22 places it in a bodily-imprecation clause where the arm is to break from its branch.

Senses in use

  1. Arm in action or bodily injury · dominant

    In Jeremiah 32:21, the singular absolute form occurs in the account of bringing Israel out of Egypt; the APB renders the clause with “an outstretched arm.” In Job 31:22, the singular construct form occurs in the imprecation that the arm break from its branch; the APB renders “my arm break from its branch.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “arm” in both cited verses, describing it as “outstretched” in Jeremiah 32:21 and as breaking in Job 31:22. The verse is read as a whole.

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