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leph, first letter; in post B Heb. = numeral 1 (and so in marg. of printed MT); &lrm; = 1000; no evidence of this usage in OT times.

 v. II. .

(fresh, bright, As. abâbu DlW AGl.)

†[] n. [m.] freshness, fresh green (LagBN207 Inf. ibb; thence concr., cf. Ar. ; above stem & mng. better than √ (spring) cf. As. inbu, fruit, Aram. (q.v.) DlHA65, Pr114)  while yet in its freshness (i.e., reed) Jb 812; concr., pl. green shoots  Ct 611 (‖ ).

† n.m. Lv 2,14 coll. (LagBN 207 Inf.) 1. fresh, young ears of barley Ex 931; indef. Lv 214. 2. month of ear-forming, or of growing green, Abib, month of Exodus & passover, Ex 134; 2315; 3418.18 (JE), Dt 161.1 (1st month = c. April =,  (q.v.) in P; v. Di Ex 122; = postexilic  q.v.)

 v. sub II. .

† '''n. pr. m.''' (Pers. cf. ) eunuch of Ahasuerus Est 110.

† vb. perish (MI, As. abâtu DlW184 Aram. , .—Qal Pf. Nu 2130 +;  ψ 1016 + ( + Ez 63  Co) etc.; Impf.  Jb 33 Je 49;  Jb 207 + 2 t.; 3 fs.  Dt 223 + 4 t.;  Jb 813 + 3 t.;  Ju 531 + 3 t.;  Jb 49 +; 3 fpl.  1 S 93;  Dt 426 +;  Jn 16 39;  Jon 114 etc.; Inf. abs.  Dt 426 + 2 t.; cstr.  Dt 720 Pr 1110;  Dt 2820;  Dt 2822;  Jos 2313;  Ob12 Pr 2828; Pt.  Dt 265 + 7 t.; cstr.  Dt 3228 (bef. ? v. Di Bö§378); etc. 1. perish, die, of individuals (mostly late) Nu 1727 (‖ & (v28 ), (also Dt 265? cf. infr.) Jon 16.14 Jb 3119 cf. 2913 Pr 316 Est 414.16.15 Mi 49 Je 4015 cf. Is 571 Pr 1110 2828 Ec 715 ψ 11992; emphasis on mortality Jb 420 ψ 1464 Ec 96; Saul & Jonath., under fig. of weapons 2 S 127; lion Jb 411; caravan Jb 616 (cf. Di); cf. Mi 72, Zc 95; perish, be exterminated (judgment for sin), of Israel Lv 2638 Dt 819.19.20 2820.22 3016.19 Je 2710.15 cf. 621, Ob 12 cf. ψ 8017 Is 2713; other nations Dt 720 Je 1015 5118 ψ 212 1016 8318 cf. 94 Am 18 Is 4111 6012 cf. Jon 39 v. also Ex 107 Nu 2129.30 (JE) Je 4846; house of Ahab 2 K 98; wicked in general Ju 531 Jb 49 cf. v7, ψ 3720 4911 683 (‖ sim. of melting wax), 7327 9210; also Pr 199 2118; Jb 207; cf. ψ 15; sq. (of annihilation of Isr.) Dt 426.26 1117 Jos 2313.16 (D); sq. (of Korah’s company) Nu 1633 (JE); perish, be ruined, destroyed, of inanimate things, e.g. land Je 911 (‖ ) cf. 488; harvest Jo 111; Jonah’s gourd Jon 410; riches Je 4836 Ec 513; vessel ψ 3113; houses Am 3:15 (so oft. As. DlW); city Ez 26:17 (but del. Co); cf. bamôth Ez 63 Co; heavens & earth ψ 10227. 2. fig. perish, vanish, subj. memory Jb 1817 ψ 97; name ψ 416 (i.e. be forgotten); vigour Jb 302; wisdom Is 2914; cf. Dt 3228; Je 728 (‖ );  Ez 1222;  Jb 33 (i.e. be blotted out);  Je 49 (i.e. courage fail);  ψ 919 Pr 1028 117 Ez 195 3711 Jb 813; so  ψ 11210 (i.e. comes to naught);  Pr 117, sq. + agent La 318; +  sq. + persons negligent Je 1815 Ez 726, cf. Je 497; esp. (i.e. they could not escape) Am 214 Je 2536 Jb 1120 ψ 1425. 3. be lost, strayed, asses 1 S 93.20; sheep Je 506 Ez 344.16 ψ 119176 (fig. of erring men); perhaps Dt 265.

Pi. caus. of Qal.—Pf. 2 K 213 + 2 t.; B