Lexicon
עָבוֹת
a.vot
H5687
H:A Hebrew

leafy

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

a.vot describes trees characterized by foliage, whether named among branches gathered or used to mark a wooded setting.

The attested use describes trees marked by foliage: such trees are named among branches to be taken or brought in Leviticus 23:40 and Nehemiah 8:15, and they mark locations beneath trees in Ezekiel 20:28 and Ezekiel 6:13.

Senses in use

  1. Foliage-bearing trees · dominant

    In Leviticus 23:40 and Nehemiah 8:15, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in lists of boughs or branches to be gathered; the APB renders the phrases as “boughs of a leafy tree” and “branches of leafy trees.” In Ezekiel 20:28 and Ezekiel 6:13, the form describes a tree under which actions occur; the APB renders “every leafy tree” and “every leafy oak.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “leafy” in the branch lists and tree settings, while Ezekiel 6:13 expands the phrase as “leafy oak.” These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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