fleece
gez denotes fleece from a flock and, in one crop-setting, mowings associated with the king.
The term most often occurs for fleece associated with a flock: it is given as an offering, supplies warmth, and receives rain in imagery. In Amos 7:1, its plural construct form occurs in the crop setting described as the king's mowings.
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Flock fleece · dominant
In Deuteronomy 18:4, the singular construct form stands with grain, new wine, and oil among what is to be given, and the APB renders the clause "the first of the fleece of your flock." In Job 31:20, the same form is connected with lambs and warmth; Psalm 72:6 uses the absolute singular in the image of rain descending "upon the fleece."
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Mowings in a crop setting · rare
In Amos 7:1, the plural construct form occurs in the description of the spring crop after the king's mowings; the APB renders the setting as "the spring crop after the king's mowings."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "fleece" in Deuteronomy 18:4, Job 31:20, and Psalm 72:6, while Amos 7:1 presents the plural construct form through "the king's mowings." These renderings confirm the clauses' settings rather than establish exact word-for-word equivalence.