שֹׂרֵקָה
so.re.qah
H8321B
H:N-F
Hebrew
vine
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Hebrew
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so.re.qah denotes the vine to which a donkey's colt is bound in Genesis 49:11.
The sole attested use identifies a vine in the clause about binding a colt; Genesis 49:11 then describes garments washed in wine.
Senses in use
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Vine in a colt-binding scene · dominant
In Genesis 49:11, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause that binds a donkey's colt to a vine. The APB renders the verse, "Binding his foal to the vine and his donkey's colt to the choice vine," followed by washing garments in wine.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 49:11, the APB presents two vine expressions in the colt-binding clause, including "the choice vine." Its exact English wording cannot be assigned to this noun with certainty.