Lexicon
צָבָה
tsa.vah
H6638
H:V Hebrew

to swell

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

tsa.vah describes the swelling of a woman's belly in the curse-water scene.

The two occurrences describe a woman's belly swelling in the curse-water scene: the infinitive names the intended result in Numbers 5:22, and the sequential perfect states that result in Numbers 5:27.

Senses in use

  1. Belly swelling as the stated result · dominant

    In Numbers 5:22, the Hiphil infinitive construct occurs in the clause about curse-bearing water entering the inward parts; the APB renders the result as “to cause swelling in the belly.” In Numbers 5:27, the Qal sequential perfect occurs after the water enters and becomes bitter; the APB renders the clause “her belly shall swell.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the result as “to cause swelling in the belly” in Numbers 5:22 and “her belly shall swell” in Numbers 5:27. These renderings confirm the clause-level result rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.

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