fruit
pe.ri denotes the yield borne by trees, land, vines, wombs, livestock, and, figuratively, human actions.
The term most often identifies edible or productive yield borne by trees, vines, gardens, or land. It also occurs in construct relationships for the issue of a womb or livestock, and in several clauses for the outcome attributed to deeds, righteousness, lies, or pride.
Senses in use
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Yield borne by trees, vines, and land · dominant
The construct form regularly marks what is borne by a specified source: trees in Genesis 3:2, vineyards in Amos 9:14, and the land in Deuteronomy 1:25. In Ezekiel 47:12 the APB renders a scene in which the trees' yield does not fail and is for food, while Ezekiel 36:30 joins the yield of the tree with the produce of the field.
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Issue of womb or livestock · common
In the blessing and curse clauses of Deuteronomy 28:4 and Deuteronomy 28:18, the construct form is attached to womb, land, and livestock in parallel. Genesis 30:2 specifically places it in the phrase rendered by the APB as "the fruit of the womb," and Deuteronomy 28:53 applies that relation to sons and daughters in siege.
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Result attributed to conduct or qualities · occasional
The construct phrase in Isaiah 3:10 concerns what the righteous eat in connection with their deeds, and Jeremiah 17:10 places it in recompense "according to the fruit of his deeds" in the APB. Amos 6:12 speaks of righteousness' result being turned into wormwood, while Hosea 10:13 says that those who plowed wickedness ate the result associated with a lie.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB commonly uses "fruit" for yield from trees, vines, land, womb, and livestock; it also uses "produce" in Genesis 4:3 and phrases such as "fruit of his deeds" in Jeremiah 17:10. These English expressions render whole clauses in a translation.