Lexicon
כְּלוּב
ke.luv
H3619
H:N-M Hebrew

basket

3
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

ke.luv denotes a container shown holding summer fruit or compared with one full of birds.

The term denotes a container: in Amos it is shown with summer fruit, while Jeremiah uses it in a comparison with a bird-filled enclosure.

Senses in use

  1. Container holding fruit or birds · dominant

    In Amos 8:1 and Amos 8:2, the construct singular form occurs in the displayed object described as containing summer fruit; the APB renders the scene as “a basket of summer fruit.” In Jeremiah 5:27, the absolute singular form introduces a comparison with something full of birds; the APB renders it “a cage full of birds.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “a basket” in Amos 8:1 and Amos 8:2, and as “a cage” in Jeremiah 5:27. These describe the verse-level presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.

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