כָּפַן
ka.phan
H3719
H:V
Hebrew
to hunger
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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language
ka.phan describes a vine’s hungry reaching toward another eagle in Ezekiel 17:7.
The lone attested use depicts a vine’s hungry seeking as it directs its roots toward another eagle in Ezekiel 17:7.
Senses in use
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Hungry seeking toward another source · dominant
In Ezekiel 17:7, the Qal perfect feminine singular form occurs of the vine as it turns its roots toward the other eagle; the APB renders the surrounding action, “this vine stretched its roots toward him and sent its branches to him to draw water from the beds of its planting.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 17:7, the APB does not isolate the term with a direct English equivalent; it presents the surrounding image of the vine stretching its roots toward the eagle to draw water.