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Her Nazarites
naziyr (naw-zeer')
separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)
were purer
zakak (zaw-kak')
to be transparent or clean (phys. or morally) -- be (make) clean, be pure(-r).
than snow
sheleg (sheh'-leg)
snow (probably from its whiteness) -- snow(-y).
they were whiter
tsachach (tsaw-khakh')
to glare, i.e. be dazzling white -- be whiter.
than milk
chalab (khaw-lawb')
milk (as the richness of kine) -- + cheese, milk, sucking.
they were more ruddy
'adam (aw-dam')
be (dyed, made) red (ruddy).
in body
`etsem (eh'tsem)
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame -- body, bone, life, (self-)same, strength, very.
than rubies
paniyn (paw-neen')
probably a pearl (as round) -- ruby.
their polishing
gizrah (ghiz-raw')
the figure or person (as if cut out); also an inclosure (as separated) -- polishing, separate place.
was of sapphire
cappiyr (sap-peer')
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire -- sapphire. |
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