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גַּרְגַּר
gar.gar
H1620
H:N-M Hebrew

berry

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gar.gar denotes berries remaining in the top and clefts of an olive tree after gleaning.

The attested use depicts berries left behind after an olive tree is shaken, located in its uppermost part and fruit-bearing clefts.

Senses in use

  1. Berries remaining after olive gleaning · dominant

    In Isaiah 17:6, the masculine plural form occurs in the image of an olive tree after shaking, with two or three in its top and four or five in its fruit-bearing clefts. The APB renders the verse with “berries” remaining amid the gleaning image.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 17:6, the APB presents the image with “berries” left in the top and clefts of the olive tree.

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