עָבֹת
Meanings
Adjective
1. thick, dense, tangled (of such things as hair, branches, forest, etc.) (biblical or literary, literary)
Pronunciation
avót
Examples7
הָלַכְנוּ דֶּרֶךְ שִׂיחִים עֲבֻתִּים.
We walked through thick bushes.
הוּא הָיָה אִישׁ זָקֵן נָמוּךְ קוֹמָה בַּעַל מִשְׁקָפַיִם עָבֹת.
He was a little old man with thick glasses.
הַצִּמְחִיָּה היתה עֲבֻתָּה וְשׁוֹפַעַת.
The vegetation was thick and lush.
יֵשׁ לוֹ זָקָן עָבֹת.
He's got a thick beard.
לתּוֹם זָקָן עָבֹת.
Tom has a thick beard.
הַתִּקְשֹׁר־רֵים בתֶּלֶם עֲבֹתוֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּד עֲמָקִים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃
Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness? Will it till the valleys behind you?