H7710 H7710
scorched, blighted by east wind—grain damaged by hot sirocco winds
This Qal passive participle describes grain that has been scorched or blighted by the east wind, the hot sirocco that could devastate crops. All three occurrences are in Genesis 41, in Pharaoh's dream of the seven scorched ears of grain that devoured the healthy ones. The term vividly depicts agricultural disaster, as the easterly wind from the desert could shrivel grain on the stalk, representing the seven years of famine Joseph would later interpret.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The three uses all modify 'ears of grain' in Pharaoh's second dream (Genesis 41:6, 23, 27), parallel to the dream of the lean cows. Spanish 'quemadas' (burned) and German compound terms capture the scorching by east wind. The repetition mirrors the dream's double telling and Joseph's interpretation, emphasizing the vivid image of wind-blasted grain. The 'east wind' (קָדִים) consistently appears, identifying the destructive sirocco. 3×
AR["مَلْفُوحَاتٌ", "مَلْفُوحَاتُ", "وَ-مَلْفُوحَاتٌ"]·ben["আর-পোড়া", "পোড়া"]·DE["und-vom-Ostwind-versengte", "vom-Ostwind-versengte", "vom-Ostwind-versengten"]·EN["and-scorched-by", "scorched-by"]·FR["et-scorched-par", "scorched-par"]·heb["ו-שדופת", "שדפות"]·HI["और-झुलसी-हुई", "झुलसी-हुई"]·ID["dan-layu-oleh", "hangus"]·IT["e-scorched-da", "scorched-da"]·jav["gosong", "lan-gosong"]·KO["그리고-동풍에-마른", "마른"]·PT["as-queimadas-de", "e-queimadas-de", "queimadas-de"]·RU["и-опалённых", "опалённых"]·ES["quemadas-de", "y-quemadas-de"]·SW["na-yaliyokauka", "yaliyounguzwa"]·TR["kavruk", "ve-kavruk"]·urd["اور-جھلسی-ہوئی", "جھلسی-ہوئی"]
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
† [שָׁדַף] vb. scorch, blight (NH id.; Niph. Hithp. be blighted; J.Aram. שְׁדַף Ithpe. burn (up); Arabic سدف iv. be dark);— Qal Pt. pass. cstr., of ears of grain, שְׁדוּפֹת קָדִים Gn 41:6 scorched by a sirocco, so שְׁדֻפוֹת ק׳ v 23, שׁ׳ הַקּ׳ v 27 (all E).