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דַּבֶּ֫שֶׁת
dab.be.shet
H1707
H:N-F Hebrew

hump

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dab.be.shet denotes the raised back of camels on which riches are carried in Isaiah 30:6.

The term is used for the raised back of camels in Isaiah 30:6, where goods are carried there during a journey through a land of distress.

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  1. Camel's raised back as a load-bearing place · dominant

    In Isaiah 30:6, the feminine singular construct form occurs in the clause about carrying riches on camels; the APB renders the setting as goods carried “on the humps of camels.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 30:6, the APB presents the clause as riches carried “on the humps of camels.” This identifies the verse's presentation rather than a precise one-to-one rendering.

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