Lexicon
מַתְבֵּן
mat.ben
H4963
H:N-M Hebrew

straw

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mat.ben denotes straw as material trampled in a dunghill comparison.

The attested use names straw in a comparison describing Moab as trampled down, like straw in a dunghill.

Senses in use

  1. Straw in an image of trampling · dominant

    In Isaiah 25:10, the singular absolute noun occurs in the comparison of Moab being trodden down; the APB renders the clause “like the treading of straw in the dunghill.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 25:10, the APB presents the term within the phrase “the treading of straw in the dunghill.” The verse is read as a whole.

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