Lexicon
חָצִיר
cha.tsir
H2681
H:N-M Hebrew

abode

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cha.tsir denotes a place described as the dwelling place of ostrich daughters amid desolation.

The sole attested use places cha.tsir in a desolated setting as the dwelling place of “the daughters of the ostrich.”

Senses in use

  1. Dwelling place in a desolated setting · dominant

    In Isaiah 34:13, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause describing what the place becomes after its fortifications are overgrown; the APB renders the result as “an abode for the daughters of the ostrich.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 34:13, the APB presents the clause as “an abode for the daughters of the ostrich.” This wording confirms the setting without isolating the term beyond the clause.

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