Lexicon
גְּבִינָה
ge.vi.nah
H1385
H:N-F Hebrew

cheese

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ge.vi.nah denotes a curdled milk product in Job’s comparison of human formation.

The term names a curdled milk product in Job 10:10, where the speaker compares being poured out like milk and curdled in the verse’s imagery.

Senses in use

  1. Curdled milk product in a comparison · dominant

    In Job 10:10, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the comparison following being poured out like milk. The APB renders the clause, “Do you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese?”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 10:10, the APB presents the comparison with “curdle me like cheese.” This rendering confirms the verse’s imagery without isolating every contribution of the Hebrew noun.

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