שָׁתִיל
she.til
H8363
H:N-M
Hebrew
shoot
1
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
she.til denotes shoots, pictured as olive shoots around a table in Psalm 128:3.
The attested use portrays shoots in a household image: in Psalm 128:3, the masculine plural construct form occurs in the comparison of sons with olive shoots around the table.
Senses in use
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Shoots in a household comparison · dominant
In Psalm 128:3, the masculine plural construct form occurs in the clause comparing sons to olive shoots around a table; the APB renders the image as “your sons will be like olive shoots around your table.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 128:3, the APB presents the image as “olive shoots” around the table. The precise contribution of the construct form is limited to the clause-level image.