Lexicon
זוּן
zun
H2109A
H:V Hebrew

to feed

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zun describes the horses in Jeremiah 5:8 as having been fed, in a portrayal of their lusting behavior.

The sole attestation describes horses as having been fed in Jeremiah 5:8, where the form is a passive participle and the APB portrays them as “well-fed, lusting.”

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  1. Horses described as having been fed · dominant

    In Jeremiah 5:8, מְיֻזָּנִים is a Pual passive participle describing the horses; the APB renders the verse, “They were horses well-fed, lusting,” before describing each man neighing toward his neighbor’s wife.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 5:8, the APB presents the horses as “well-fed” within the verse’s portrayal of lusting.

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