Lexicon
כֶּ֫סֶת
ke.set
H3704
H:N-F Hebrew

amulet

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

ke.set denotes objects sewn on wrists and opposed in a context of hunting souls.

The two occurrences depict these objects as sewn on wrists or arms and used in the stated activity of hunting souls.

Senses in use

  1. Objects worn on wrists or arms · dominant

    In Ezekiel 13:18, the feminine plural absolute form occurs in the clause about women sewing objects “on all wrists”; the APB renders the verse with “amulets.” In Ezekiel 13:20, the feminine plural construct form is associated with arms and with hunting souls, and the APB again renders the clause with “amulets.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Ezekiel 13:18 and Ezekiel 13:20, the APB presents the objects as “amulets.” The verse is read as a whole, but in both verses it places them in clauses concerning wrists or arms and hunting souls.

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Across Scripture