Lexicon
מְשֻכָֿה
me.su.khah
H4881A
H:N-F Hebrew

hedge

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Hebrew
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me.su.khah denotes an obstructing briar hedge in the comparison describing the sluggish person's way.

The sole attested use presents a briar hedge as an obstacle in a comparison about the way of the sluggish.

Senses in use

  1. Obstructing briar hedge · dominant

    In Proverbs 15:19, the construct feminine singular form occurs in the comparison of the sluggish person's way to a hedge of briar; the APB renders the clause "The way of the sluggish is like a hedge of briar."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 15:19, the APB presents the comparison with "a hedge of briar"; The precise contribution of the term is limited to the clause-level image.

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