Lexicon
קָלָל
qa.lal
H7044
H:A Hebrew

burnished

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Hebrew
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qa.lal describes a burnished, gleaming bronze-like appearance in visionary descriptions.

The attested use describes a burnished, gleaming bronze-like appearance: both occurrences occur in comparisons involving feet or limbs within visionary descriptions.

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  1. Burnished bronze-like appearance · dominant

    In Daniel 10:6, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the description of arms and feet, which the APB renders as like “the eye of burnished bronze.” In Ezekiel 1:7, the same form occurs in the description of feet that sparkle like “burnished bronze.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the comparison with “burnished bronze” in both Daniel 10:6 and Ezekiel 1:7.

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