sho.ar describes figs rejected as unfit to eat because of their bad condition.

The attested use describes figs as so bad that they cannot be eaten, in a judgment announcement.

1. Figs unfit to eat · dominant

   In Jeremiah 29:17, the masculine plural absolute form describes the figs in the comparison: the APB renders them as “vile figs that cannot be eaten because of their badness.”

   Jeremiah 29:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 29:17, the APB presents the comparison as “vile figs that cannot be eaten because of their badness.” Its exact English wording cannot be assigned to the lemma alone.