Lexicon
חָוַר
cha.var
H2357
H:V Hebrew

to pale

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cha.var describes faces becoming pale in Isaiah 29:22, where Jacob is said not to undergo this change.

The lone attested use describes a future negated change in Jacob's face: it will not become pale in Isaiah 29:22.

Senses in use

  1. become pale in the face · dominant

    In Isaiah 29:22, the Qal imperfect third masculine plural form occurs in the statement that Jacob's face will not undergo this change; the APB renders the clause, "nor shall his face now grow pale."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 29:22, the APB presents the clause as "nor shall his face now grow pale." This rendering confirms the verse's overall presentation rather than isolating every element of the Hebrew form.

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