Lexicon
אֶ֫כֶף
e.kheph
H0405
H:N-M Hebrew

burden

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e.kheph denotes an imposed heaviness or burden in the speaker's assurance that it will not rest on the hearer.

The sole attested use presents e.kheph as a burden or oppressive weight that the speaker says will not be placed upon the hearer.

Senses in use

  1. A burden laid upon someone · dominant

    In Job 33:7, the construct singular noun occurs in the assurance that the speaker's hand will not be heavy upon the hearer; the APB renders the clause, “nor will my hand be heavy upon you.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 33:7, the APB presents the clause as “nor will my hand be heavy upon you.” This wording confirms the verse's burden imagery without isolating a precise English equivalent for the noun.

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