What does מְגַמָּה (mĕgamāh) mean in the Bible?
מְגַמָּה (mĕgamāh): Impulse or inclination of the heart; the accumulated force driving human desire and intention
Hebrew · H4041
מְגַמָּה
Properly, accumulation , i.e. impulse or direction
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מְגַמָּה H4041
Pronunciation mĕgamāh
What does מְגַמָּה (mĕgamāh) mean in the Bible?
מְגַמָּה (mĕgamāh): Impulse or inclination of the heart; the accumulated force driving human desire and intention
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How does the BSB render H4041?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include bent (1).
Where does מְגַמָּה (mĕgamāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Habakkuk 1:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Habakkuk (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It bent 1× Habakkuk 1:9
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First aligned row Habakkuk 1:9
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Habakkuk 1
Source forms
מְגַמַּ֥ת 1x mə·ḡam·maṯ Habakkuk 1:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Habakkuk 1:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Impulse or inclination of the heart; the accumulated force driving human desire and intention
Source Gloss
properly, accumulation , i.e. impulse or direction
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Impulse or inclination of the heart; the accumulated force driving human desire and intention
properly, accumulation, i.e. impulse or direction Usage: sup up.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְגַמָּה is built from this root:
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