Lexicon
דֶּ֫תֶא
de.te
H1883
A:N-M Hebrew

grass

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Hebrew
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de.te denotes grass in the tree vision, though the translation does not isolate its contribution.

The attested form occurs in descriptions of the tree in Daniel’s vision, where the verse context concerns its foliage, fruit, shelter, and growth; the supplied translation does not isolate a separate English rendering for the term.

Senses in use

  1. Grass in the tree vision · dominant

    In Daniel 4:12, the determined masculine singular noun occurs within the description of a tree whose foliage is beautiful, whose fruit is abundant, and beneath which beasts find shade. In Daniel 4:20, the same form recurs as the tree is identified as the one seen growing strong and reaching toward heaven; the APB renders the surrounding description of that tree rather than isolating the noun.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding tree imagery in both verses, including “foliage” and fruit in Daniel 4:12 and the tree’s growth in Daniel 4:20. Because it is a whole-verse translation, it does not clearly mark a distinct English equivalent for this term.

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