UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Sense 1: to be blunt?, to be numb

Semantic domains: Impact (002001001023)

Core domains: Body (019)

Definition: exact meaning unknown; = process by which one's teeth are affected by the eating of sour grapes, and become blunt, numb, or adversely affected in another way

Forms: vbqal-

JER 31:29: RV JER 31:29 · LV JER 31:29 · Read together JER 31:29

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OET-RV JER 31:29

29 Then at that time, they’ll no longer say:
⇔ ‘The parents ate sour grapes,
⇔ → but it’s the teeth of the children that are set on edge.’

OET-LV JER 31:29

29 In _the_days the_those not people _will _say again fathers they _have _eaten sour _grape[s] and_the_teeth _of children they _will _be _blunt.

JER 31:30: RV JER 31:30 · LV JER 31:30 · Read together JER 31:30

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OET-RV JER 31:30

30 because everyone will die for their own disobedience,
⇔ i.e., whoever eats sour grapes will have their own teeth set on edge.

OET-LV JER 31:30

30 If/because (if) everyone for_his _own _of_iniquity he _will _die every _of the_humankind who_eats the _sour_grape[s] teeth _of_his they _will _be _blunt.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

JER: RV JER 31:29–30 · LV JER 31:29–30 · Read together JER 31:29–30

EZE: RV EZE 18:2 · LV EZE 18:2 · Read together EZE 18:2

Sense 2: to be blunt

Semantic domains: Impact (002001001023)

Core domains: Shape (156)

Definition: = state in which a tool loses its sharp cutting edge, ◄ as a result of frequent use, ► so that it has become ineffective and needs sharpening

Forms: vbpiel

ECC 10:10: RV ECC 10:10 · LV ECC 10:10 · Read together ECC 10:10

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OET-RV ECC 10:10

10 If your iron axe head gets blunt and the owner doesn’t sharpen it,
⇔ then he has to use lots of strength,
⇔ so use wisdom if you want to succeed.

OET-LV ECC 10:10

10 If the _iron_axe it _is _blunt and_he not faces he _has _sharpened and_strength(s) he _will _make _strong and_is_an _advantage _of to _give _success wisdom.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

קהה

Form 1

Sense 1: to be blunt?, to be numb

Sense 2: to be blunt