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נְמִבְזֶה
ne.miv.zeh
H5240
H:A Hebrew

vile

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ne.miv.zeh describes what Saul and the people treated as fit for destruction rather than sparing.

The term denotes what Saul and the people regarded as fit for destruction, contrasted in 1 Samuel 15:9 with the valuable animals they spared.

Senses in use

  1. Regarded as fit for destruction · dominant

    In 1 Samuel 15:9, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the contrast between animals described as valuable and the things the people devoted to destruction; the APB renders the latter as “everything despised and worthless.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 15:9, the APB presents the relevant contrast with “everything despised and worthless” versus what Saul and the people spared. Its exact wording cannot be assigned to the term alone.

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