What does מַגָּל mean in the Bible?
מַגָּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a sickle".
Hebrew · H4038
מַגָּל
A sickle
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מַגָּל H4038
What does מַגָּל mean in the Bible?
מַגָּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a sickle".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4038?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the sickle (2).
Where does מַגָּל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 50:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (1), Joel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the sickle 2× Jeremiah 50:16, Joel 3:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Jeremiah 50:16
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Jeremiah 1 Joel 1
Source forms
מַגָּ֖ל 1x mag·gāl Jeremiah 50:16
מַגָּ֔ל 1x mag·gāl Joel 3:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x Jeremiah 50:16, Joel 3:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a sickle
Source Gloss
a sickle
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a sickle BDB: sickle Usage: sickle.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain