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Lexicon :: Strong's H4050 - mᵊḡērâ

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מְגֵרָה
Transliteration
mᵊḡērâ
Pronunciation
meg-ay-raw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 386e

Strong’s Definitions

מְגֵרָה mᵉgêrâh, meg-ay-raw'; from H1641; a saw:—axe, saw.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H4050 in the following manner: saw (3x), axe (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H4050 in the following manner: saw (3x), axe (1x).

  1. saw (for stone cutting)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְגֵרָה mᵉgêrâh, meg-ay-raw'; from H1641; a saw:—axe, saw.
STRONGS H4050: Abbreviations
† מְגֵרָה noun feminine saw (Late Hebrew id., perhaps from its harsh dragging sound) — מְגֵרָה 2 Samuel 12:31a + 2 times; plural מְגֵרוֺת 1 Chronicles 20:3 (< מַגְזְרוֺת 2 Samuel 12:31b) — saw, used in cutting stone מְגֹרָרוֺת בַּמְּגֵרָה 1 Kings 7:9; used in torture (or as tools for enforced labour) of captives 2 Samuel 12:31a 1 Chronicles 20:3a.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

12:31; 12:31; 12:31

1 Kings

7:9

1 Chronicles

20:3; 20:3

H4050

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4050 matches the Hebrew מְגֵרָה (mᵊḡērâ),
which occurs 4 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:31 - He also brought out the people who were there, and put them to [work with] the saws and sharp iron instruments and iron axes, and made them work at the brickkiln. And he did this to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the men returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:9 -

All these were of expensive stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great courtyard.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:3 - He brought out the people who were in it, and [fn]put them [to work] with saws, iron picks, and axes. David dealt in this way with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
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