Lexicon
צָפִיעַ
tse.phu.a
H6832
H:N-M Hebrew

dung

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Occurrences
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Hebrew
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tse.phu.a denotes cattle dung used as the material upon which food is prepared in Ezekiel 4:15.

The attested use identifies cattle dung as the substitute material upon which food is to be prepared in Ezekiel 4:15.

Senses in use

  1. Cattle dung used in food preparation · dominant

    In Ezekiel 4:15, the masculine plural construct form occurs in the instruction that cattle dung is given in place of human dung for making food upon it; the APB renders the clause "I have given you cattle dung in place of human dung."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 4:15, the APB presents the clause as "cattle dung in place of human dung." This identifies the verse's presentation rather than isolating a precise English token.

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