Lexicon
זָרָא
za.ra
H2214
H:N-M Hebrew

loathsome

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

za.ra describes something becoming repellent to those who must consume it.

The term denotes the condition of becoming repellent in the setting where what is consumed comes out through the nostrils.

Senses in use

  1. Becoming repellent through consumption · dominant

    In Numbers 11:20, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause describing what comes out from the nostrils after a month of days; the APB renders the outcome as “becomes loathsome to you.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 11:20, the APB presents the clause as “becomes loathsome to you,”.

Passages featuring this word

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