אַשְׁדֹּ֥ת
𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤕
ʼăshêdâh
slopes
A natural watercourse or ravine, typically a steep-sided valley or slope through which water flows, especially as part of a drainage system in mountainous or hilly terrain. Also denotes the slopes or descending borders of such ravines, particularly as topographic features marking boundaries or the outlets of springs.
Deuteronomy 3:17 · Word #11
Lexicon H794
| Lemma | אֲשֵׁדָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʼăshêdâh |
| Strong's | H794 |
| Definition | A natural watercourse or ravine, typically a steep-sided valley or slope through which water flows, especially as part of a drainage system in mountainous or hilly terrain. Also denotes the slopes or descending borders of such ravines, particularly as topographic features marking boundaries or the outlets of springs. |
Morphology HNcfpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | slopes |
SIBI-P1 Translation H794-01
flowing ravines of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine plural, construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the root idea of pouring or descending flow, highlighting ravines formed by water runoff. The plural construct form is preserved by the plural noun with the relational "of," indicating these ravines belong to or define something else. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
slopes of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Slopes of' better fits the geographic/topographic context than 'flowing ravines of'. The SILEX definition allows this and the term usually marks the sides/slopes of Pisgah in this context. |