thin
daq describes something attenuated or fine, from thin animals and ears to dust, ground incense, and silence.
The attested uses chiefly describe physical attenuation or fineness: cows and grain ears are characterized in relation to flesh or growth, while wilderness flakes, dust, hair, and incense are presented as fine. A single occurrence applies the description to “a voice of thin silence,” extending the term to the quality of a voice or silence.
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Physically attenuated or finely divided · dominant
Plural forms describe cows as “thin in flesh” in Genesis 41:3 and Genesis 41:4, and describe ears that are thin and wind-scorched in Genesis 41:6 and Genesis 41:7. Singular forms also occur where the APB renders a fine flake-like substance in Exodus 16:14, dust in Isaiah 40:15, and finely ground incense in Leviticus 16:12.
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A slight quality of voice or silence · rare
The feminine singular form in 1 Kings 19:12 occurs in the clause following wind, earthquake, and fire; the APB renders the resulting expression “a voice of thin silence.” This application concerns the described voice or silence rather than a physical object.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously uses “thin,” “fine,” and “finely ground” in the physical contexts, and “thin silence” in 1 Kings 19:12. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings indicate the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.