Lexicon
גֹּ֫לֶם
go.lem
H1564
H:N-M Hebrew

embryo

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Hebrew
Language

go.lem denotes an undeveloped bodily state seen by God before the days formed for the speaker.

The sole attested use denotes the speaker's undeveloped bodily state, seen by God before the days formed for that speaker.

Senses in use

  1. Undeveloped bodily state · dominant

    In Psalm 139:16, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the clause about God's eyes seeing the speaker; the APB renders the verse, "Your eyes saw my unformed substance," before speaking of days formed for the speaker.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 139:16, the APB presents the clause as "Your eyes saw my unformed substance." That wording confirms the verse's presentation but does not isolate each Hebrew word exactly.

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