06285

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06285 פֵאָה‎ pe’ah pay-aw’ from 06311; n f; [BDB-802a] {See TWOT on 1725 @@ "1725a" } AV-side 64, corner 16, quarter 4, end 1, part 1; 86

1) corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity
1a) corner
1b) side
  • Leviticus 19:9 and Leviticus 23:22 command Israel not to reap the peʾah of the field but to leave it “for the poor and for the foreigner.” These statutes institutionalize compassion within ordinary labor, ensuring that the vulnerable share in the covenant blessings of the land.
  • Leviticus 21:5 is said to forbid priests from shaving the peʾah of their beards but may about tribalism and the rivalry of partisan positions.