Lexicon
מִשְׁעִי
mish.i
H4935
H:N-F Hebrew

cleansing

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mish.i denotes the cleansing mentioned among the care withheld at birth in Ezekiel 16:4.

The attested use refers to cleansing in the birth-care sequence of Ezekiel 16:4, where washing with water is said not to have taken place.

Senses in use

  1. Cleansing in newborn care · dominant

    In Ezekiel 16:4, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the statement that the newborn was not washed with water. The APB renders the clause "you were not washed with water to be cleansed," placing the term within the withheld care described in the verse.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 16:4, the APB presents the relevant clause as "you were not washed with water to be cleansed." It does not isolate the noun's precise English equivalent.

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