Lexicon
אָסָם
a.sam
H0618
H:N-M Hebrew

storehouse

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

a.sam denotes storage places described as receiving blessing or being filled with abundance.

The two occurrences describe storage places in settings of provision: in Deuteronomy 28:8 they receive commanded blessing, and in Proverbs 3:10 they are filled with abundance.

Senses in use

  1. Storage places receiving provision · dominant

    Both occurrences use the masculine plural construct form in clauses about provision. In Deuteronomy 28:8 the APB renders the clause "The LORD will command the blessing for you in your storehouses"; in Proverbs 3:10 it renders "your storehouses will be filled with abundance."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "storehouses" in both verses: one clause concerns blessing and the other abundance.

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