grinding
te.chon denotes the grinding burden imposed on youths in Lamentations 5:13.
The attested use places grinding in the burden imposed on youths, within a verse that also describes them carrying a millstone and stumbling under wood.
Senses in use
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Grinding as an imposed burden · dominant
In Lamentations 5:13, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause concerning youths; the APB renders the verse, “Youths carry the millstone, and youths stumble under wood.” This presents grinding in a context of forced, weighty labor, though the translation does not isolate a separate English rendering for the noun.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 5:13, the APB presents the surrounding burden imagery through youths carrying “the millstone” and stumbling under wood; Its specific rendering of the noun cannot be isolated.