Cultural Unit Green in the Old Testament

The paper describes and analyzes the full presence of green in the Old Testament—in Hebrew and translations. The approach is interdisciplinary, which includes: the treatment of colour as a cultural unit, according to the idea of Umberto Eco; lexical and contextual semantics; examining Basic Colour Terms(BCT—adjective, noun, verb), Prototype Terms(PT—all plants), Rivals Terms of Prototypes(RT), e.g raven, shadow, ebony, etc.; Terms for the Basic Features of the Prototypes(TBFP—fresh, humid, juicy, lush, damp, humid, moist, wet, flowering, blossoming); translation as a criterion and semiotic value; semio-osmosis as a process that aims equivalence of translations, regardless of the different world views of Hebrew and other languages; semio-osmosis and accommodation; cultural and linguistic context; the interplay of old information(topic/theme)—new information(focus/rheme); context meanings and symbolism of grass; translation of PT and TBFP, e.g. fresh tree; grass & herbs; grass & freshness, vegetables, l