PEOPLE ARE PLANTS (ch)
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
Domains
| Source Domain | Plants |
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| Target Domain | People |
Instances
| Reference | Source Element (Hebrew) | Source Element (Gloss) | Source Element (English) | Target Element (Hebrew) | Target Element (English) | Notes | Parent reference | Prominence | Tags |
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| Psalm 80:8 | 2ms verbal affix | Gardener | (unexpressed) | God |
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| Psalm 80:8 | וַתִּטָּעֶֽהָ | transplanted | (unexpressed) | moved | the exodus |
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| Psalm 80:8, 14 | גֶּ֭פֶן | vine | (unexpressed) | Israel |
",14" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
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| Psalm 80: 9 | אָֽרֶץ | soil | (unexpressed) | territory |
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| Psalm 80: 9 | פִּנִּ֥יתָ לְפָנֶ֑יהָ | cleared the ground | (unexpressed) | cleared the way |
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| Psalm 80:9 | וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁ שָׁ֝רָשֶׁ֗יהָ | took root | (unexpressed) | became established | conquered territory |
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| Psalm 80:9 | וַתְּמַלֵּא־אָֽרֶץ | (vine) filled the land | (unexpressed) | (Israel) conquered, became established |
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| Psalm 80:10-11 | וַעֲנָפֶ֗יהָ | branches | (unexpressed) | expansion |
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| Psalm 80:10 | צִלָּ֑הּ | shade | (unexpressed) | protection, dominion | possibly hyperbolic |
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| Psalm 80:11 | יֽוֹנְקוֹתֶֽיהָ | shoots | (unexpressed) | expansion |
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| Psalm 80:12 | גְדֵרֶ֑יהָ | walls (of vineyard) | (unexpressed) | borders, defenses (of Israel) |
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| Psalm 80:12 | וְאָר֗וּהָ | to pick (grapes) | (unexpressed) | to plunder (the prosperity) |
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| Psalm 80:13 | חֲזִ֣יר | boars (who destroy vineyards) | (unexpressed) | enemies (of Israel) |
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| Psalm 80:13 | זִ֖יז | insects (who destroy vineyards) | (unexpressed) | enemies (of Israel) |
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| Psalm 80:15 | כַנָּה | root | (unexpressed) | Israel |
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| Psalm 80:16 | fs verb | (vine) is cut down | (unexpressed) | (Israel) is punished, defeated |
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| Psalm 80:16 | fs verb | (vine) is burned | (unexpressed) | (Israel) is punished, defeated |
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| Psalm 92:7 | עֵ֗שֶׂב | grass | (unexpressed) | wicked |
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| Psalm 92:7 | בִּפְרֹ֤חַ | sprout | (unexpressed) | multiply, become profuse, powerful, influential, successful | pre-metaphorized simile? |
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| Psalm 92:7 | (unexpressed) | plant | (unexpressed) | evildoers |
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| Psalm 92:7 | וַיָּצִיצוּ | flourish | (unexpressed) | succeed, prosper |
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| Psalm 92:7 | לְהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֥ם | destroyed (like a plant) | (unexpressed) | destroyed (like a person) | likely burning, for the plant |
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| Psalm 92:12 | כַּתָּמָ֣ר | palm tree | צַ֭דִּיק | righteous |
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| Psalm 92:12 | יִפְרָ֑ח | sprout | (unexpressed) |
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| Psalm 92:12 | כְּאֶ֖רֶז בַּלְּבָנ֣וֹן | cedar of Lebanon | 3ms verbal affix | righteous | lit. "cedar in Lebanon" |
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| Psalm 92:12 | יִשְׂגֶּֽה | grow | (unexpressed) |
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Mappings
| Source Element | Target Element | Include in summary |
|---|---|---|
| vine | Israel | Yes |
Cultural Background
- Significance of vineyards (valuable property)
- Vineyards several years of care to become productive
- Vineyards were walled gardens
Source Domain Knowledge
| Reference | Rich Knowledge |
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| Psalm 80 | Vineyards require skilled gardeners, prepared soil, protected space (walls) |
| Psalm 92:7 | Grass is short-lived and weak and spreads rampantly and widely |
| Psalm 92:12 | Palm trees are difficult to cut down but very productive (oil, nuts, etc.) |
| Psalm 92:12 | Cedar trees are strong but grow slowly |