Lexicon
חִבֵּל
chib.bel
H2260
H:N-M Hebrew

mast

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chib.bel denotes the mast named in the image of someone lying at a ship's head.

The attested use names a ship's mast, specifically in the comparison with someone lying at its head in Proverbs 23:34.

Senses in use

  1. A ship's mast in a comparison · dominant

    The masculine singular absolute noun occurs in Proverbs 23:34 within the phrase concerning lying at the head of a mast. In Proverbs 23:34 the APB renders the comparison as being “like one lying down at the head of a mast.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 23:34, the APB presents the term within the phrase “at the head of a mast.” Its precise English correspondence is not independently isolated.

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