Lexicon
רָמוּת
ra.mut
H7419
H:N-F Hebrew

refuse

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ra.mut denotes refuse cast into the valleys in Ezekiel’s image of devastation.

The sole attested use places ra.mut in an image of devastation: flesh is put on the mountains and the valleys are filled with refuse.

Senses in use

  1. Refuse in an image of devastation · dominant

    In Ezekiel 32:5, the construct-form noun occurs in the clause about filling the valleys; the APB renders the verse, “I will put your flesh upon the mountains and fill the valleys with your refuse.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 32:5, the APB presents the term within “fill the valleys with your refuse.” This rendering identifies the verse’s image rather than establishing a finer lexical nuance.

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