Lexicon
גִּבֵּן
gib.ben
H1384
H:A Hebrew

humpbacked

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gib.ben describes a bodily condition listed among physical defects in Leviticus 21:20.

The term is attested as an adjective naming a bodily condition within a list of physical defects in Leviticus 21:20.

Senses in use

  1. A bodily condition in a defect list · dominant

    In Leviticus 21:20, the masculine singular absolute adjective occurs in a sequence of bodily conditions; the APB renders the clause “or a hunchback, or a dwarf,” before continuing the list of other conditions.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Leviticus 21:20, the APB presents the term within a list as “a hunchback.” This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause’s overall presentation.

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