Lexicon
שָׂהֵד
sa.hed
H7717
H:N-M Hebrew

advocate

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sa.hed denotes the advocate said to be on high in Job 16:19.

The attested use identifies an advocate located “on high,” paired in the verse with a witness in heaven.

Senses in use

  1. Advocate on high · dominant

    In Job 16:19, the masculine singular construct noun occurs in the clause naming someone “on high”; the APB renders the verse, “my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 16:19, the APB presents the clause as “my advocate is on high.” This rendering should not be treated as a precise mapping of every word in the clause.

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