Lexicon
גֶּ֫לֶד
ge.led
H1539
H:N-M Hebrew

skin

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ge.led denotes the bodily covering named in Job’s image of sewing sackcloth upon it.

The attested use names the bodily covering in Job 16:15, where it is the surface upon which sackcloth is sewn.

Senses in use

  1. Bodily covering receiving sackcloth · dominant

    In Job 16:15, the construct singular noun occurs in the clause about sewing sackcloth upon the speaker’s bodily covering; the APB renders the clause, “I have sewn sackcloth upon my skin.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 16:15, the APB presents the clause as “I have sewn sackcloth upon my skin.” This wording confirms the clause’s setting without isolating every lexical contribution.

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