be.u.shim denotes the disappointing vineyard yield produced where grapes were expected.

The term denotes the vineyard’s unwanted yield in contrast to the grapes anticipated after careful cultivation, as the same contrast is repeated in Isaiah 5:2 and Isaiah 5:4.

1. Unwanted yield instead of expected grapes · dominant

   In Isaiah 5:2, the masculine plural absolute form names what the planted vineyard produced after its owner waited for grapes; the APB renders the contrast, “He waited to produce grapes, but it produced sour grapes.” Isaiah 5:4 repeats the same outcome after the question of what more could have been done for the vineyard.

   Isaiah 5:2Isaiah 5:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Isaiah 5:2 and Isaiah 5:4, the APB presents the vineyard’s result as “sour grapes” in contrast with the grapes expected. This rendering confirms the clause-level contrast rather than isolating an English equivalent token by token.