Lexicon
מַבְלִיגִית
mav.li.git
H4010
H:N-F Hebrew

cheer

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mav.li.git denotes a cheer or source of joy set against grief and a faint heart.

The attested use places mav.li.git in a statement of joy or cheer contrasted with grief and a faint heart in Jeremiah 8:18.

Senses in use

  1. Cheer set against grief · dominant

    In Jeremiah 8:18, the feminine singular construct form occurs in a clause about joy, while the APB renders the verse, "My joy is gone; grief is upon me; my heart is faint." The verse presents the term within a contrast between cheer and ensuing grief.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 8:18, the APB presents the surrounding clause as "My joy is gone" before describing grief and a faint heart. Its precise English equivalent for the term cannot be isolated with certainty.

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