Lexicon
מַפָּלָה
map.pa.lah
H4654A
H:N-F Hebrew

ruin

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map.pa.lah denotes the ruined condition into which Damascus is said to become.

The term denotes a condition of devastation: in Isaiah 17:1, Damascus is said to become a heap of ruin.

Senses in use

  1. A city reduced to devastation · dominant

    In Isaiah 17:1, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the statement that Damascus will become a heap; the APB renders the outcome as "a heap of ruin."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 17:1, the APB presents the city's stated outcome as "a heap of ruin,".

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