Lexicon
צְבָתִים
tse.vet
H6653
H:N-M Hebrew

bundle

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tse.vet denotes bundles from which stalks are to be pulled out for a gleaner in Ruth 2:16.

The attested use refers to bundles in the instruction to pull out stalks and leave them for a woman to glean in Ruth 2:16.

Senses in use

  1. Bundles set aside for gleaning · dominant

    In Ruth 2:16, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in the instruction to pull out stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to glean; the APB renders the clause “pull out for her some stalks from the bundles.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ruth 2:16, the APB presents the term within “some stalks from the bundles.” This wording confirms the verse’s bundle-and-gleaning setting without isolating every lexical contribution.

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