What does מוֹרַג (mwōrag) mean in the Bible?
מוֹרַג (mwōrag): Agricultural implement pulled across grain to separate kernels; literal tool becomes metaphor for divine judgment crushing enemies.
Hebrew · H4173
מוֹרַג
A threshing sledge
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מוֹרַג H4173
Pronunciation mwōrag
What does מוֹרַג (mwōrag) mean in the Bible?
מוֹרַג (mwōrag): Agricultural implement pulled across grain to separate kernels; literal tool becomes metaphor for divine judgment crushing enemies.
Full entry for מוֹרַג (H4173) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4173?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and the threshing sledges (1), into a threshing sledge (1), the threshing sledges (1).
Where does מוֹרַג (mwōrag) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 24:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Samuel (1), Isaiah (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 and the threshing sledges 1× 2 Samuel 24:22
into a threshing sledge 1× Isaiah 41:15
the threshing sledges 1× 1 Chronicles 21:23
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 24:22 וְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛ים to and the threshing sledges Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1 Chronicles 21:23 וְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧ים to the threshing sledges Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 41:15 לְמוֹרַג֙ to into a threshing sledge Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 24:22
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
2 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
וְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧ים 1x wə·ham·mō·w·rig·gîm 1 Chronicles 21:23
וְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛ים 1x wə·ham·mō·rig·gîm 2 Samuel 24:22
לְמוֹרַג֙ 1x lə·mō·w·raḡ Isaiah 41:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Samuel 24:22
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 21:23
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 41:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Agricultural implement pulled across grain to separate kernels; literal tool becomes metaphor for divine judgment crushing enemies.
Source Gloss
a threshing sledge
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Agricultural implement pulled across grain to separate kernels; literal tool becomes metaphor for divine judgment crushing enemies.
a threshing sledge BDB: threshing-sledge Usage: threshing instrument.
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