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נֶבְרַשְׁתָּא
nev.re.sah
H5043
A:N-F Hebrew

lampstand

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nev.re.sah denotes the fixed lampstand opposite which writing appeared on a palace wall in Daniel 5:5.

The attested use identifies a lampstand as the fixed object opposite which the hand wrote on the plaster wall in Daniel 5:5.

Senses in use

  1. Lampstand opposite the wall writing · dominant

    In Daniel 5:5, the determined feminine singular noun occurs in the clause locating the writing opposite it on the plaster of the king's palace wall; the APB renders the verse with “opposite the lampstand.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 5:5, the APB presents the object as “the lampstand” in the clause about writing on the palace wall.

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