Lexicon
צָמַק
tsa.maq
H6784
H:V Hebrew

to shrivel

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tsa.maq describes breasts becoming shriveled in Hosea 9:14.

The attested use describes breasts in a condition of shriveling within a petition for bereavement in Hosea 9:14.

Senses in use

  1. becoming shriveled · dominant

    In Hosea 9:14, the masculine plural active participle describes the breasts requested alongside a bereaving womb; the APB renders the clause, “Give to them a womb that makes bereaved and breasts that shrivel.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hosea 9:14, the APB presents the clause as “breasts that shrivel.” This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause's overall presentation.

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