Lexicon
צָבַר
tsa.var
H6651
H:V Hebrew

to heap

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

tsa.var describes accumulating material in quantity, from stored grain and wealth to dust heaped against a fortification.

The attested use describes building up a quantity: grain is accumulated for storage, silver and gold are amassed in abundance, and dust is piled up in the capture of a fortification. The supplied APB text does not visibly isolate the term’s contribution in every occurrence, but the clearer clauses show the same concrete accumulation.

Senses in use

  1. Accumulating material into a large amount · dominant

    In Genesis 41:35 the plural Qal imperfect occurs in the instruction to gather food and store grain in the cities; Genesis 41:49 then uses a singular sequential imperfect as Joseph amasses grain beyond counting. Job 27:16 and Zechariah 9:3 place singular forms with silver, gold, garments, dust, and mud, while Habakkuk 1:10 presents dust being piled up in order to capture a fortification; in these clauses the APB renders the accumulation with expressions such as “heaped up” and “heaps up.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the clause clearly displays the action, the APB uses “gather,” “store up,” “heaped up,” or “heaps up” for scenes involving grain, wealth, and dust. In Exodus 8:10 and Psalm 39:7, the supplied APB wording does not visibly identify a corresponding English expression for the form, so those verses do not support a more specific rendering.

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