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Fresh

רָטֹבStrong’s H7373

ratov (ra-tov)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Ratov is the Hebrew word usually translated “fresh”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.”
Job 8:16 KJV
Meaning
  1. Moist, juicy, fresh
How it's translated
  • a fresh 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Job 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    רָטֹב ratov · fresh

    moist, juicy, fresh

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “fresh” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    FRESH, adjective

    [Eng. rush, which gives the radical sense, though it may not be the same word.]

    1. Moving with celerity; brisk; strong; somewhat vehement; as a fresh breeze; fresh wind; the primary sense.
    2. Having the color and appearance of young thrifty plants; lively; not impaired or faded; as when we say, the fields look fresh and green.
    3. Having the appearance of a healthy youth; florid; ruddy; as a fresh-colored young man.
    4. New; recently grown; as fresh vegetables.
    All definitions and other forms of “fresh”
    1. New; recently made or obtained.
    2. Not impaired by time; not forgotten or obliterated.
    3. Not salt; as fresh water; fresh meat.
    4. Recently from the well or spring; pure and cool; not warm or vapid.
    5. In a state like that of recent growth or recentness; as, to preserve flowers and fruit fresh
    6. Repaired from loss or diminution; having new vigor.
    7. New; that has lately come or arrived; as fresh news; fresh dispatches.
    8. Sweet; in a good state; not stale.
    9. Unpracticed; unused; not before employed; as a fresh hand on board of a ship.
    10. Moderately rapid; as, the ship makes fresh way.

    FRESH, noun

    A freshet.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.