Breed
Breed
bred: Found in the past tense in Exo 16:20 as a translation of , rum = to bring up, to rise. In this verse, the manna is said to have arisen, i.e. become alive (with worms), to indicate that God’s gifts are spoiled by selfish and miserly hoarding. The pres. act. occurs in Gen 8:17 for , sharac = to wriggle, swarm, abound, hence, breed abundantly; and in Deu 32:14 for , ben = son, descendant, child, colt, calf, breed. The present participle is found in Zep 2:9 the King James Version for , mimshak, a derivative of fo evit, meshek = possession, territory, field. The passage in question should therefore be translated field of nettles (the Revised Version (British and American) possession of nettles).