גֶּ֫לֶד
ge.led
H1539
H:N-M
Hebrew
skin
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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language
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
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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.