pasture
na.veh denotes a place where flocks graze or rest, and can also denote a dwelling-place or settled site.
The term most often identifies land associated with flocks, grazing, or animal rest; it also occurs for a habitation, secure settlement, or the place belonging to a person or community. The supplied clauses move between literal animal settings and inhabited or devastated places without requiring a further lexical division.
Senses in use
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Grazing and resting ground for animals · dominant
Singular construct forms occur in clauses about animals and their use of a location: in Ezekiel 34:14 the APB renders flocks being pastured, lying down, and grazing on Israel's mountains; in Jeremiah 23:3 it renders the gathered flock returned to its place. Isaiah 65:10 likewise places flocks and cattle in Sharon and the Valley of Achor, while Zephaniah 2:6 uses a plural construct form in a coastal setting for shepherds and flocks.
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Dwelling-place, settlement, or owned place · common
In clauses focused on human habitation or a settled location, the noun marks the place in view rather than an animal's grazing activity. Isaiah 33:20 describes Zion as secure and unmoved; Job 8:6 speaks of restoring the habitation of righteousness; and Proverbs 3:33 contrasts the house of the wicked with the dwelling of the righteous. Jeremiah 10:25 and Psalm 79:7 place the term in the destruction of Jacob's place.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the location with “pasture,” as in Ezekiel 34:14, but elsewhere renders the broader setting as “habitations,” “dwelling,” or a “secure pasture.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, those renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed equivalents.