חֶ֫רֶס
che.res
H2775B
H:N-M
Hebrew
itch
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Hebrew
Language
che.res denotes an itch named among the afflictions in a curse pronouncement.
The attested use names an itch within a list of bodily afflictions from which the addressed person cannot be healed.
Senses in use
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An itch among bodily afflictions · dominant
In Deuteronomy 28:27, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause listing an itch among the conditions with which the LORD will strike the addressed person. The APB renders the verse with “itch from which you cannot be healed,”.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 28:27, the APB includes “itch” in a list of afflictions and adds that the person cannot be healed; the verse is read as a whole.