H0915 H0915
piece, severed piece (of an ear)
A rare noun denoting a piece or fragment, specifically of an ear that has been torn or severed. Amos uses this graphic image when describing how little the shepherd recovers from the lion's mouth—just a piece of an ear or a corner of a couch. The term emphasizes the fragmentary, nearly worthless remnant that remains after destruction. The vivid imagery serves Amos's oracle about Israel's partial and inadequate deliverance.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Refers to a small piece of an ear in Amos 3:12, part of a striking metaphor about rescue. Just as a shepherd might recover only tiny fragments (ear piece, couch corner) from a lion, so Israel will be "rescued" with only meager remnants surviving judgment. The term's rarity and graphic specificity create a powerful image of near-total destruction with minimal survival. 1×
AR["أُذُنٍ"]·ben["টুকরো-"]·DE["[בדל]"]·EN["piece-of-"]·FR["morceau"]·heb["בדל-"]·HI["टुकड़ा-"]·ID["potongan-"]·IT["[בדל]"]·jav["cuplik"]·KO["조각"]·PT["pedaço-de-"]·RU["кусок-"]·ES["pedazo-de-"]·SW["kipande-cha"]·TR["parçasını-"]·urd["ٹکڑا-"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [בָּדָל] n.[m.] piece, severed piece, cstr. בְּדַל־אֹזֶן Am 3:12.