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נְקֵא
ne.qe
H5343
A:A Hebrew

pure

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ne.qe describes the clean quality of the wool used to compare the hair of the Ancient of Days.

The term describes the clean quality of wool in the comparison for the hair of the Ancient of Days in Daniel 7:9.

Senses in use

  1. Clean in the wool comparison · dominant

    In Daniel 7:9, the masculine singular absolute adjective occurs in the comparison of the hair of the Ancient of Days with wool. The APB renders the clause, “the hair of his head was like clean wool.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 7:9, the APB presents the comparison as “like clean wool.” This rendering identifies the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating the term mechanically.

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