Lexicon
חָרַף
cha.raph
H2778B
H:V Hebrew

to winter

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Hebrew
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cha.raph denotes the beasts of the land wintering upon those left exposed.

The attested use describes beasts of the land wintering upon those left exposed, as part of the verse’s contrast between birds summering and beasts wintering.

Senses in use

  1. Wintering upon those left exposed · dominant

    In Isaiah 18:6, the Qal imperfect third-person feminine singular form occurs in the clause about all the beasts of the land; the APB renders the clause, “all the beasts of the land will winter upon them.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 18:6, the APB presents the clause as “all the beasts of the land will winter upon them.” This identifies the verse’s presentation rather than a precise token-level rendering.

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