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שִׁשָּׁה
sha.shah
H8341
H:V Hebrew

to give a sixth

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sha.shah denotes giving a sixth as the specified contribution from measured grain in Ezekiel 45:13.

The attested use describes giving a sixth in connection with the specified contribution of wheat and barley measured from a homer in Ezekiel 45:13.

Senses in use

  1. Giving a sixth as a grain contribution · dominant

    In Ezekiel 45:13, the Piel sequential perfect second masculine plural form occurs in the instruction concerning the contribution from wheat and barley. The APB renders the clause, “a sixth of the ephah from a homer of the wheat, and a sixth of the ephah from a homer of the barley.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 45:13, the APB presents the clause as a required measured contribution of “a sixth” from wheat and barley.

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