Lexicon
שֹׁד
shod
H7699B
H:N-M Hebrew

breast

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shod denotes the breast as the source from which nursing infants draw milk.

The attested use denotes the breast in nursing and nourishment scenes: it is the source from which children nurse in Isaiah 60:16 and Isaiah 66:11, and the place from which an orphan is taken in Job 24:9.

Senses in use

  1. Breast in nursing and infant care · dominant

    The construct forms occur in clauses about nursing in Isaiah 60:16 and Isaiah 66:11; in Isaiah 60:16 the APB renders the clause "nurse at the breast of kings," and in Isaiah 66:11 it renders "nurse and be satisfied from the breast of her consolation." The absolute form in Job 24:9 occurs where the APB renders the action "They snatch the orphan from the breast," showing the same bodily reference in a scene of infant removal.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB explicitly uses "breast" in nursing or infant-care clauses. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than establish a separate nuance.

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