Lexicon
כְּוִיָּה
ke.viy.yah
H3555
H:N-F Hebrew

burning

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ke.viy.yah denotes a burn injury in the matching-injury formula of Exodus 21:25.

The attested use names a burn injury within a formula that matches one injury with the same kind of injury in return.

Senses in use

  1. Burn injury in a matching-injury formula · dominant

    In Exodus 21:25, the two feminine singular absolute forms occur in the repeated pattern of injury matched by the same injury. The APB renders the clause “Burn for burn,” followed by corresponding wording for wound and stripe.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 21:25, the APB presents the clause as “Burn for burn.” It does not determine the separate contribution of each of the two forms.

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