Lexicon
טִפֻּחִים
tip.puch
H2949
H:N-M Hebrew

tender care

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tip.puch denotes the care associated with children whom women have nursed in a lament over their suffering.

The attested use places the plural noun in the description of children whom women have nursed, evoking care in Lamentations 2:20.

Senses in use

  1. Care shown in nursing children · dominant

    In Lamentations 2:20, the plural noun occurs in the question about women eating their own offspring, described as children they have nursed. The APB renders the clause “the children they have nursed,” confirming the verse's focus on children under maternal care.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 2:20, the APB presents the surrounding clause as “the children they have nursed.” Its exact rendering of the noun cannot be isolated with certainty.

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