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de.me.sheq is attested in Amos 3:12, though the translation does not isolate its contribution within the rescue comparison.
The sole attestation occurs in Amos 3:12 within a comparison of a shepherd rescuing small remains from a lion; the supplied translation does not identify a distinct English equivalent for the term.
Senses in use
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Use within a rescue comparison · dominant
In Amos 3:12, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the verse’s comparison between a shepherd’s rescue from a lion and the rescue of those dwelling in Samaria. The APB renders the comparison with “two legs or a piece of an ear” and later “the corner of a bed or a piece of a couch,” but does not isolate this term’s specific contribution.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Amos 3:12, the APB presents the verse as a rescue comparison but does not provide a clearly identifiable, one-to-one rendering for the term.