Lexicon
צִיץ
tsits
H6731B
H:N-M Hebrew

feather

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Tsits denotes a feather-like object invoked in Jeremiah's command to equip Moab for flight.

The single attested use places tsits in a command concerning Moab's flight, with the APB rendering the clause, “Give wings to Moab.”

Senses in use

  1. A feather-like object for flight imagery · dominant

    In Jeremiah 48:9, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the command directed toward Moab, followed by the statement that she will flee and go out. The APB renders the clause, “Give wings to Moab,” though the translation does not isolate the noun's specific English equivalent.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 48:9, the APB presents the clause as “Give wings to Moab.” Its precise rendering of the noun cannot be isolated with certainty.

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