Lexicon
מַשָּׁק
mash.shaq
H4944
H:N-M Hebrew

rushing

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mash.shaq denotes a rushing movement, pictured in Isaiah 33:4 by swarming locusts.

The term is attested for rushing movement in the locust comparison of Isaiah 33:4.

Senses in use

  1. Rushing movement in a locust comparison · dominant

    In Isaiah 33:4, the construct singular noun occurs in the comparison of spoil being gathered as locusts gather; the APB renders the surrounding image, “like the rushing of swarming locusts rushing upon it.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 33:4, the APB presents the clause with “the rushing of swarming locusts rushing upon it”; The term's exact English counterpart cannot be isolated with certainty.

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