Lexicon
אֲלֻמָה
a.lum.mah
H0485
H:N-F Hebrew

sheaf

5
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

a.lum.mah denotes gathered grain bundles, depicted as standing or being carried from the field.

The attested use refers to gathered grain bundles: in Genesis 37:7 they are bound in a field and portrayed as rising, standing, and bowing, while Psalm 126:6 places them in the return of one carrying them with joy.

Senses in use

  1. Gathered grain bundles · dominant

    In Genesis 37:7, the construct-form noun occurs in the scene of binding bundles in a field; the APB renders the clause "we were binding sheaves in the midst of the field" and portrays one bundle standing as others bow. In Psalm 126:6, the plural construct form occurs with a person returning joyfully while carrying the harvest bundles; the APB renders "carrying his sheaves."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Genesis 37:7 and Psalm 126:6, the APB presents the term as "sheaves," in scenes of binding, standing, and carrying. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than isolate each Hebrew token.

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