Lexicon
עָקֹב
a.qov
H6121B
H:A Hebrew

steep

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a.qov denotes a steep feature of the landscape set to become level in Isaiah 40:4.

The attested use names a steep feature within a landscape transformed into level ground in Isaiah 40:4.

Senses in use

  1. A steep landscape feature · dominant

    In Isaiah 40:4, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause describing what shall become a plain; the APB renders the verse, “and the steep shall become a plain.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 40:4, the APB presents the relevant landscape feature as “the steep” becoming “a plain”.

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