vegetation
e.sev denotes plant growth of land and fields, also used in comparisons of growth or vulnerability.
The term most often denotes the plant growth of the earth, land, or field, whether sprouting, supplied as food, or affected by hail, locusts, drought, and withering. In a smaller group of comparisons, such growth supplies imagery for descendants, urban flourishing, royal favor, or vulnerable inhabitants.
Senses in use
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Plant growth of land and fields · dominant
In Genesis 1:11 the singular absolute form occurs in the earth's bringing forth growth, alongside seed-bearing plants and fruit trees; Genesis 1:29 places it among food given from the earth. The construct form identifies growth of the field in Genesis 2:5 and Genesis 3:18, while Deuteronomy 11:15 presents it as provision in fields for livestock; Exodus 10:12 shows it being eaten by locusts.
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Plant growth in comparative imagery · occasional
The construct form compares numerous offspring with the growth of the land in Job 5:25 and describes city flourishing by comparison with such growth in Psalm 72:16. In 2 Kings 19:26, inhabitants are compared with field growth and roof grass, while Proverbs 19:12 compares a king's favor with dew upon it.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “vegetation,” while other verses use “plant,” “grass,” or “green plant.” Because the English is a whole-verse translation, these variations do not by themselves mark separate senses.