Lexicon
בָּחֵל
ba.chal
H0973B
H:V Hebrew

be greedy

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ba.chal describes an inheritance acquired in a greedy, hasty manner that does not end in blessing.

The attested use describes an inheritance acquired through greed and haste, with the verse setting that acquisition against its unblessed outcome.

Senses in use

  1. Greed-driven, hasty acquisition · dominant

    In Proverbs 20:21, the feminine singular passive participle occurs in the clause about an inheritance; the APB renders the verse, “An inheritance seized by greed and hastened at the first will not be blessed at its end.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 20:21, the APB presents the clause as an inheritance “seized by greed and hastened at the first.” Its exact wording cannot be assigned solely to the lemma.

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