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The seedsפְרֻדוֹתhave shriveledעָבְשׁוּunderתַּחַתtheir clods;מֶגְרְפֹתֵיהֶםthe storehousesאֹצָרוֹתare desolate,נָשַׁמּוּthe granariesמַמְּגֻרוֹתtorn down,נֶהֶרְסוּforכִּיthe grainדָּגָןhas dried up.הֹבִישׁ
Joel 1:17
Study it in the app“The seeds have shriveled under their clods; the storehouses are desolate, the granaries torn down, for the grain has dried up.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 1:17, word by word
- The seedsפְרֻדוֹתferudot
seed, grain
Seed, a grain sown in the ground.
Where else “ferudot” appears- have shriveledעָבְשׁוּavshu
shrivel, rot
To shrivel, dry up and rot (said of seed in the ground).
Where else “avshu” appears- their clodsמֶגְרְפֹתֵיmegrfote
clod
A clod of earth turned up by the plow or spade.
Where else “megrfote” appears- the storehousesאֹצָרוֹתotsarot
storehouse
The place where valuables are kept.
Where else “otsarot” appears- are desolateנָשַׁמּוּnashamu
be desolate
To be left empty and ruined, or make it so.
Where else “nashamu” appears- the granariesמַמְּגֻרוֹתmamgurot
granary
A granary, storehouse for grain.
Where else “mamgurot” appears- torn downנֶהֶרְסוּnehersu
tear down; break through
Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.
Where else “nehersu” appears- the grainדָּגָןdagan
grain
Grain: wheat and barley.
Where else “dagan” appears- has dried upהֹבִישׁhovish
dry up
To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.
Where else “hovish” appears
Translation note
Several words in this verse appear only here; their meaning is uncertain.
The context
16Has not the food been cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our Elohim?
17 · This verse (above)
18How the livestock groan! The herds of cattle wander confused, for there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment.