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חֲטֻבוֹת
cha.tu.vah
H2405
H:N-F Hebrew

colored

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cha.tu.vah describes the colored coverings spread on a bed in Proverbs 7:16.

The term is used of colored coverings spread on a bed in Proverbs 7:16.

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  1. Colored bed coverings · dominant

    In Proverbs 7:16, the feminine plural construct form occurs in the clause about spreading the bed; the APB renders the verse, "I have spread my bed with coverings, colored fine linen from Egypt."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 7:16, the APB presents the bed as spread with "coverings" and mentions "colored fine linen from Egypt"; Its exact English assignment to the term is not certain.

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