H2949 H2949
tender care, dandling; the nurturing attention given to infants
A plural abstract noun appearing only in Lamentations 2:20, in a horrific question about mothers eating 'the children of their tender care'—infants they have lovingly nursed and dandled. The word captures the intimate physical affection of a mother holding and bouncing her baby, making the reversal in siege conditions even more appalling. This single occurrence uses the language of gentlest nurture to intensify the horror of famine-driven cannibalism during Jerusalem's destruction.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Lamentations 2:20 uses this term in one of Scripture's most disturbing images, asking whether women should eat babies they have tenderly cared for. The Spanish question mark and uncertain translations across languages reflect the term's rarity and the passage's difficulty. The noun 'tender care' or 'dandling' emphasizes the loving physical attention that makes the siege's outcome unbearable to contemplate. 1×
AR["حُضُنٍ"]·ben["যাদের-লালন-পালন-করেছে"]·DE["[טפחים]"]·EN["of-tender-care"]·FR["[טפחים]"]·heb["טיפוחים"]·HI["जिन्हें-पाला"]·ID["yang-diasuh"]·IT["[טפחים]"]·jav["ingkang-karumat"]·KO["손으로-돌보는"]·PT["cuidado"]·RU["выпестованных"]·ES["de-crianza?"]·SW["wanaowatunza"]·TR["yetiştirdikleri"]·urd["پالے-ہوئے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† טִפֻּחִים n.[m.] pl. abstr. dandling, עֹלֲלֵי ט׳ La 2:20.