This feminine noun designates a blossom or flower, particularly the early bloom of grapevines or olive trees. In Job 15:33, Eliphaz warns that the wicked will 'cast off his blossom like the olive tree'—losing fruit before it matures. Isaiah 18:5 describes the timing of judgment: 'when the blossom is over and the flower becomes a ripening grape.' The term captures that vulnerable stage between flowering and fruit-bearing when loss means no harvest. Some scholars suggest it could mean the small berry-cluster that forms after the flower, but blossom/bud remains the dominant interpretation.