Lexicon
סְתָיו
se.tav
H5638
H:N-M Hebrew

winter

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

se.tav denotes the winter season as a period that has passed in Song of Songs 2:11.

The term denotes winter as the season described as having passed, alongside the passing of rain in Song of Songs 2:11.

Senses in use

  1. Winter season that has passed · dominant

    In Song of Songs 2:11, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause announcing that the winter has passed; the APB renders the verse, "For behold, the winter has passed; the rain has passed and gone away."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Song of Songs 2:11, the APB presents the season as "the winter" that "has passed." The verse is read as a whole.

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