International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Clod

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Clod


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In (גּישׁ, gı̄sh, גּוּשׁ, gūsh, “a mass of earth”), “clods of dust,” the crust of his sores, formed by the dry, swollen skin - a symptom of leprosy, though not peculiar to it. In ; (reghebh, “a soft clod,” “lump of clay”), “The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him,” “The clods cleave fast together.” In (מגרפה, meghrāphāh, “a furrow,” “something thrown off” (by the spade)), “The seeds rot (m “shrivel”) under their clods.”

Figurative: “Jacob shall break his clods” (), i.e. “must harrow for himself,” used figuratively of spiritual discipline (compare the King James Version).