Lexicon
נָבַח
na.vach
H5024
H:V Hebrew

to bark

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Hebrew
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na.vach describes the barking that mute dogs are said to be unable to do.

The attested use describes the barking that mute dogs are unable to perform in Isaiah 56:10.

Senses in use

  1. Barking by dogs · dominant

    In Isaiah 56:10, the Qal infinitive construct occurs in the statement about mute dogs that cannot perform this action; the APB renders the clause “they cannot bark.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 56:10, the APB presents the action in “they cannot bark.” The verse is read as a whole, but this clause plainly corresponds to the dogs' stated inability.

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