Lexicon
אַרְכֻבָּה
ar.khu.vah
H0755
A:N-F Hebrew

knee

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ar.khu.vah refers to knees in the scene where they knock against each other in alarm.

The attested use names the knees in a scene of bodily alarm, where they knock against each other.

Senses in use

  1. knees trembling in alarm · dominant

    In Daniel 5:6, the feminine plural construct form occurs in the clause describing the king's physical reaction after his thoughts alarm him; the APB renders the outcome as “his knees knocked against each other.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 5:6, the APB presents the clause as “his knees knocked against each other.” It confirms the scene without isolating every element of the original wording.

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