H0648 H0648
late-ripening, of crops that mature after the main harvest (Exod 9:32)
This adjective describes wheat and spelt that escaped the seventh plague because they ripen later than barley and flax. The term captures an agricultural reality crucial to the plague narrative: God's judgment was selective and timed, leaving food sources for eventual survival. The root suggests something 'darkened' or 'concealed,' perhaps reflecting seeds still hidden in their protective husks.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Exodus 9:32 explains that 'the wheat and spelt were not destroyed, for they ripen late.' The multilingual evidence ('late' in English, 'tardíos' in Spanish, 'tard' in French, 'spaet' in German) unanimously recognizes the temporal dimension: these crops matured later in the growing season. This agricultural detail underscores the precision of divine judgment—devastating yet not utterly destroying Egypt's food supply. 1×
AR["مُتَأَخِّرَانِ"]·ben["পরবর্তী-পাকা"]·DE["spaet"]·EN["late"]·FR["tard"]·heb["אפילות"]·HI["देरी-से-पकने-वाले-थे"]·ID["terlambat"]·IT["late"]·jav["tèlat"]·KO["늦게-익는다"]·PT["tardios"]·RU["поздние"]·ES["tardíos"]·SW["vimechelewa"]·TR["geç"]·urd["دیر-پک"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [אָפִיל] adj. (darkened, concealed, thence) late, of crops;—אֲפִילֹת Ex 9:32 of wheat & spelt.