Lexicon
גֹּ֫עַל
go.al
H1604
H:N-M Hebrew

loathing

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go.al denotes the loathing expressed when the newborn is cast out without compassion.

The attested use denotes loathing in the circumstance of a newborn being cast out on open land without compassion.

Senses in use

  1. Loathing in abandonment · dominant

    In Ezekiel 16:5, the construct singular noun occurs in the clause describing the newborn's casting out on open land; the APB renders the scene as being cast out "in loathing of your own soul" on the day of birth.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 16:5, the APB presents the term within the phrase "in loathing of your own soul." The precise contribution of the noun within that phrase cannot be isolated further.

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