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עוּק
uq
H5781
H:V Hebrew

to totter

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uq describes causing something to totter, illustrated by a sheaf-loaded cart in Amos 2:13.

The attested use describes causing a destabilizing tottering: Amos 2:13 compares the action beneath its hearers to a cart that totters when full of sheaves.

Senses in use

  1. Causing a burdened object to totter · dominant

    In Amos 2:13, the two supplied forms occur in a comparison between the action beneath the hearers and a cart full of sheaves. The APB renders the clause, "I am making it totter beneath you as the cart totters that is full of sheaves," presenting both the causing of instability and the cart's tottering.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Amos 2:13, the APB uses "making it totter" and "the cart totters" within the comparison. It does not determine which wording corresponds to each supplied form.

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