Lexicon
מַצְפּוֹן
mits.pun
H4710
H:N-M Hebrew

treasure

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Hebrew
Language

mits.pun denotes concealed valuables that are found when Esau is searched out.

The attested use refers to valuables kept hidden and then discovered in the searching out of Esau.

Senses in use

  1. Concealed valuables uncovered · dominant

    In Obadiah 1:6, the masculine plural construct form occurs in the clause about Esau being searched out and what had been concealed being discovered; the APB renders the verse, “How Esau has been searched out; his hidden treasures have been discovered.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Obadiah 1:6, the APB presents the clause with “his hidden treasures” being “discovered.” This indicates the verse’s presentation rather than a precise one-word rendering.

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