Lexicon
זֶ֫בֶד
ze.ved
H2065
H:N-M Hebrew

dowry

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ze.ved denotes the good dowry Leah says God has given her in connection with bearing six sons.

The attested use identifies a good dowry that Leah says God has given her, linked in her speech to the birth of six sons and to her expectation of her husband's honor.

Senses in use

  1. A good dowry received from God · dominant

    In Genesis 30:20, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in Leah's statement that God has given her a good dowry; the same speech connects this gift with her having borne six sons and her expectation that her husband will honor her. The APB renders the clause, "God has endowed me with a good dowry."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 30:20, the APB presents the term within Leah's statement, "God has endowed me with a good dowry." The specific English correspondence is confirmed only at the clause level.

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