| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay. 2. (n.) The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf. 3. (n.) That which is earthy and of little relative value, as the body of man in comparison with the soul. 4. (n.) A dull, gross, stupid fellow; a dolt 5. (n.) A part of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. 6. (v. i.) To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See Clot. 7. (v. t.) To pelt with clods. 8. (v. t.) To throw violently; to hurl. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia CLOD In Job 7:5 (gish, gush, "a mass of earth"), "clods of dust," the crust of his sores, formed by the dry, swollen skin-a symptom of leprosy, though not peculiar to it. In Job 21:33; Job 38:38 (reghebh, "a soft clod," "lump of clay"), "The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him," "The clods cleave fast together." In Joel 1:17 (meghraphah, "a furrow," "something thrown off" (by the spade)), "The seeds rot (m "shrivel") under their clods."
Figurative: "Jacob shall break his clods" (Hosea 10:11), i.e. "must harrow for himself," used figuratively of spiritual discipline (compare Isaiah 28:24 the King James Version).
M. O. Evans | Multi-Version Concordance Clod (1 Occurrence) Job 7:5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT) |