fleece
gaz.zah denotes the wool covering used in Gideon’s dew-and-drought test.
The term denotes the wool covering placed on the threshing floor as the object marked by dew or dryness in Gideon’s requested signs.
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Wool covering in Gideon’s sign · dominant
In Judges 6:37, the construct forms identify the wool covering set on the threshing floor, where dew on it alone is the requested sign. The absolute forms in Judges 6:38, Judges 6:39, and Judges 6:40 continue to name that same object as it is pressed for water and then requested to remain dry while the land has dew.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB consistently presents the object as “the fleece,” including its placement, pressing, and contrasting dew or drought. This consistency confirms the scene rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.