Lexicon
עָבַשׁ
a.vash
H5685
H:V Hebrew

to shrivel

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Hebrew
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a.vash describes grain becoming shriveled beneath its clods in Joel 1:17.

The attested use describes grain becoming shriveled under the clods in Joel 1:17.

Senses in use

  1. Grain becoming shriveled · dominant

    In Joel 1:17, the Qal perfect third common plural form occurs in the clause about grains under their clods; the APB renders the clause, “The grains have shriveled under their clods.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Joel 1:17, the APB presents the clause as “The grains have shriveled under their clods.” The verse is read as a whole, but its clause corresponds to the verse’s depiction of the grains.

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