Lexicon
כַּדּוּר
kad.dur
H1754B
H:N-M Hebrew

ball

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kad.dur denotes a ball used as the comparison for being wrapped up and thrown into a broad land.

The attested use presents a ball as the object of comparison in a scene of wrapping and forceful throwing into a broad land.

Senses in use

  1. A ball in a throwing comparison · dominant

    In Isaiah 22:18, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the comparison of someone being wrapped and tossed into a broad land; the APB renders the clause “toss you like a ball.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 22:18, the APB presents the comparison as “toss you like a ball.” This wording confirms the verse’s image without isolating every contribution of the Hebrew form.

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