Lexicon
קְפָדָה
qe.pha.dah
H7089
H:N-F Hebrew

anguish

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qe.pha.dah denotes the distress that arrives when peace is sought but not found.

The term denotes distress arriving in a setting where peace is sought but absent, as shown in Ezekiel 7:25.

Senses in use

  1. Distress arriving without peace · dominant

    In Ezekiel 7:25, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause that the APB renders, “Anguish comes, and they will seek peace, but there will be none.” The verse places the distress alongside a futile search for peace.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 7:25, the APB presents the clause as “Anguish comes,”.

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