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tsir denotes a represented form, seen among makers of idols and in a construct expression in a verse about Sheol.
The attested evidence points to a represented form: Isaiah 45:16 places the plural form among makers of idols, while Psalm 49:15 has a singular construct form whose precise contribution is not isolated by the translation.
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Represented form · dominant
In Isaiah 45:16, the plural absolute form occurs in the clause about “the makers of idols”; the APB renders the verse as their shame and humiliation. In Psalm 49:15, the singular construct form occurs in a verse about God ransoming the speaker’s soul from Sheol, but the APB does not isolate this term’s contribution.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents Isaiah 45:16 through the clause about “the makers of idols,” but Psalm 49:15 contains no explicit image-language in its translation. It does not securely identify an English rendering for the term in Psalm 49:15.