UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

Sense 1: dove, pigeon

Semantic domains: Birds (001001002001005)

Core domains: Animal (010)

Definition: = a bird with a blue-gray color with a pinkish sheen to the neck feathers and a black tip on its tail; lives in large colonies and eats mainly seeds; courts, mates, and has nests several times a year; nests on rock ledges; ◄ |iColumba livia|i*; ► used as food and for sacrifices; ≈ regarded as swift, docile, and innocent, but also as silly and senseless; associated with affection, fertility and sexuality because of its mating habits; the moaning sound this bird sometimes makes is associated with pain and suffering

Further resources: Fauna:3.7

Sense 1: turn

Semantic domains: Happen (002002003003)

Definition: = an opportunity or obligation to do something that comes successively to each of a number of people

Sense 1: earring

Semantic domains: Jewellery (001004001011)

Core domains: Body (019); Beauty (016)

Definition: exact meaning unknown; probably: = a piece of jewellery worn on the lobe of the ear

Sense 1: rank, distinction

Semantic domains: Great (002001002012)

Core domains: Status (170)

Definition: exact meaning unknown; possibly: = state in which humans have a relatively high status

Sense 1: head of cattle

Semantic domains: Domestic Animals (001001002001002)

Definition: = large ruminant animal with horns and cloven hoofs, ► domesticated primarily for meat or milk, as a beast of burden, or for pulling a cart or a plow; a clean animal which can be eaten and sacrificed