Lexicon
צָבוּעַ
tsa.vu.a
H6641
H:A Hebrew

variegated

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tsa.vu.a describes the inheritance as a visually marked bird of prey in Jeremiah 12:9.

The attested use describes an inheritance by comparison with a bird of prey marked in its appearance, set amid surrounding birds of prey in Jeremiah 12:9.

Senses in use

  1. Visibly marked in a bird-of-prey comparison · dominant

    In Jeremiah 12:9, the masculine singular absolute adjective qualifies the bird-of-prey comparison applied to the inheritance. The APB renders the clause, "Is my inheritance a speckled bird of prey to me?"

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 12:9, the APB presents the adjective within "a speckled bird of prey." This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause rather than a precise lexical equivalence.

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