sheaf
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
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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.