Lexicon
עָרָה
a.rah
H6169
H:N-F Hebrew

bulrush

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a.rah denotes bulrushes lying along the Nile's edge in a scene of withering.

The attested use identifies bulrushes positioned along the Nile's edge, within a verse that also describes Nile-grown vegetation withering and disappearing.

Senses in use

  1. Bulrushes along the Nile · dominant

    In Isaiah 19:7, the feminine plural absolute form occurs in the clause about vegetation lying upon the Nile and at its lip; the APB renders the scene, "Bulrush lies upon the Nile, upon the lip of the Nile."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 19:7, the APB presents the term within the scene of "Bulrush" lying upon the Nile and its lip.

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