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4161 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. חֲמוּדָה.2

… ;— desirable, choice things i.e. garments Gn 27:15 (‖ בגדים ); cf. Dn 11:38 (‖ אבן יקרה ), 11:43 (חֲמֻדוֹת מִצְרַיִם); = precious things Ezr 8:27 (as gold); כלי ח׳ 2 Ch 20:25; לֶחֶם ח׳ Dn …

4162 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. טָבַח.2

… shepherds & choice sheep. 2. poet. & fig., slay, kill ruthlessly, c. acc. pers. ψ 37:14; abs. La 2:21 (‖ הָרַג; opp. חמל ); c. acc. cogn. ט׳ טֶבַח Ez 21:15 of a sword sharpened for the slaughter …

4163 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. טוֹב².2

… vegetation, choice, fruitful זֵיתִים 1 S 8:14; עץ 2 K 3:19, 25 Ez 31:16; שׁמן טוב 2 K 20:13 precious oil = Is 39:2, ψ 133:2 Ec 7:1; of seed, אם שׁניהם טובים Ec 11:6 whether both of …

4164 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. יָקָר.2

… (of choice elements of character); יָקָר בְּעֵינֵי י׳ הַמָּֽוְתָה לַחֲסִידָיו ψ 116:15; יְקָרָה הִיא מפניים Pr 3:15 she (wisdom) is more precious than rubies …

4165 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. יָשָׁן.2

… ; of choice fruits, Ct 7:14 (opp. חדשׁ ); subst. old harvest, store, Lv 25:22 (×2); 26:10 (×2)

4166 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. כִּי².2

… the choice is between for and yea. E.g. Is 8:23 Ges Ew § 330 b doch ( no, but ); Hi Di for (taking v 22 as RVm); Ch surely: 15:1 Ges Ew Hi Di surely; De for: 39:8 Ges Hi De surely; Di for …

4167 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. כִּלְיָה.2

… as choice part to י׳ Lv 3:4, 10, 15; 4:9; 7:4; 9:10, 19; שְׁתֵּי הַכּ׳ Ex 29:13, 22 Lv 3:4, 10, 15; 4:9; 7:4; 8:16, 25 (all P); in fig. of sacrif. Edomites חֵלֶב כִּלְיוֹת אֵילִים Is 34:6; transferred …

4168 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. כֶּ֫סֶף.2

… נִבְחָר choice silver, Pr 8:19; 10:20. 4. silver as spoil of war (c. זהב, q.v.) Ju 5:19 2 S 8:11 = 1 Ch 18:11 + 11 times † 5. silver as merchandise Ez 27:12 Pr 3:14 (סְחַר־כ׳), Zp 1:12; cf. also …

4169 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. כָּתֵף.2

… ; of choice meat Ez 24:4 (‖ יָרֵךְ ). c. = shoulder-pieces (always pl.) of ephod Ex 28:7, 12, 25, 27 = 39:4, 7, 18, 20 (P). 2. a. slope, side, of mountain, כֶּתֶף יָם־כִּנֶּרֶת Nu 34:11, i.e. the mt …

4170 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. לְ.2

… (a choice idiom, a development of g b a, common, especially with imv., in best prose), עֲשֵׂה לְךָ Gn 6:14 Nu 21:8 + often, עֲשִׂיתֶם לָכֶם Dt 4:16, 23; 9:16 Am 5:26, וַיַּעֲשׂוּ …

4171 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. לָשׁוֹן.2

… ); a choice morsel is held תַּחַת ל׳ Jb 20:12 (fig. of mischief), cf. ψ 10:7 (ready to be uttered), 66:17 (‖ פֶּה ), Ct 4:11. b. usually as organ of speech, both good and bad (especially …

4172 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. מִבְחוֹר.2

† מִבְחוֹר n. [ m. ] choice, in the phrases עִיר מִבְחוֹר choice city 2 K 3:19; מִבְחוֹר בְּרשָׁיו choice fir trees 2 K 19:23 = מִבְחַר בְּרוֹשָׁיו Is 37:24 (prob. scribal error in both cases for מִבְחַר ).

4174 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. מִבְחָר².2

† II. מִבְחָר n.pr.m. ( choice ) one of David’s warriors 1 Ch 11:38 .

4175 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. מֶ֫גֶד.2

… id., choice fruit; Syriac ܡܰܓܕܳܐ fruit; Arabic مَجْدٌ glory, honour, nobility ) ;— מ׳ cstr. Dt 33:13 + 4 times Dt 33; pl. מְגָדִים Ct 4:13; 7:14; sf. מְגָדָיו Ct 4:16 — excellence …

4176 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. מִגְדָּנָה.2

† [ מִגְדָּנָה ] n.f. choice or excellent thing ;—pl. abs. מִגְדָּנוֹת, as gifts, Gn 24:53; 2 Ch 21:3; 32:23 (‖ מִנְחָה ), Ezr 1:6 .

4177 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. מָהַל.2

… thy choice wine weakened with water, so Thes De Che Comm Di Du; cf. vinum castrare, Plin xix. 53 : Ba Erkl. d. Jes. Che Hpt (cf. Nö ZMG xl. 1886, 741 ) comp. NH מוהל, juice (of fruit …

4178 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. מֵחַ².2

… . of choice flour ) ;—only pl. abs.: עֹלוֹת מֵיחִים ψ 66:15 burnt offerings of fatlings; so מֵחִים Is 5:17 (‖ כְּבָשִׂים ) according to Hi Du Che Hpt (read חֳרָבוֹת and del …

4179 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. מָנָה².2

… , especially choice portion, Ex 29:26 Lv 7:33; 8:29 (all of sacrificial animal; all P); cf. 2 Ch 31:19; also 1 S 1:4, 5; 9:23; of distrib. of choice bits Ne 8:10, 12 Est 9:19, 22; cf. also …

4180 Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon, p. מָסַךְ.2

… a choice drink by mixing with spices, etc. (mixing with water came later, cf. 2 Macc 15:39 ) Löw p. 419 Frä 162 f. 171 f. Now Arch. 1, 120 Benz Arch. 95; obj. יַיִן fig., subj. wisdom …