excellence
me.ged denotes prized gifts and produce, especially the desirable yield of land, garden, and seasons.
The term consistently marks prized or choice gifts and yield: in the blessing on Joseph it describes desirable provision from heaven, seasons, mountains, hills, and earth, while in the garden imagery it accompanies choice fruits.
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Prized gifts and fruitful yield · dominant
The singular construct forms occur in the blessing list for Joseph: in Deuteronomy 33:13 the APB renders gifts from heaven, dew, and the deep; Deuteronomy 33:14 names produce of the sun and yield of the months; Deuteronomy 33:15-16 names things from mountains, hills, and earth. The plural forms occur with garden produce in Song of Songs 4:13 and Song of Songs 4:16, where the APB renders “choice fruits” in an orchard and garden setting.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB uses “choicest gifts,” “choicest produce,” “finest things,” and “choice fruits.” These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions of the term.