Lexicon
אָחוּ
a.chu
H0260
H:N-M Hebrew

meadow

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Hebrew
Language

a.chu denotes a watered grazing or growing area, shown with grazing cattle and vegetation needing water.

The attested use points to a land area associated with grazing cattle and with plant growth dependent on water: the same singular noun occurs in the cattle scenes of Genesis 41:18 and Genesis 41:2 and in Job 8:11's question about growth without water.

Senses in use

  1. Watered area for grazing and growth · dominant

    The masculine singular absolute form occurs where cows graze in Genesis 41:18 and Genesis 41:2; in each, the APB renders the clause "and they grazed in the meadow." In Job 8:11, the same form is set in a question about whether "the meadow grow without water," connecting the place with vegetation's need for water.

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across all three verses, the APB uses "meadow" in clauses about cattle grazing or growth without water. Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, this consistently confirms the setting rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

Across Scripture