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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מוֹרַגH4173
Pronunciationmwōrag
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 Itand the threshing sledges1×2 Samuel 24:22
into a threshing sledge1×Isaiah 41:15
the threshing sledges1×1 Chronicles 21:23
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 24:22וְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛יםtoand the threshing sledgesConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural1 Chronicles 21:23וְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧יםtothe threshing sledgesConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 41:15לְמוֹרַג֙tointo a threshing sledgePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Samuel 24:22
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
2 Samuel11 Chronicles1Isaiah1
Source forms
וְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧ים1xwə·ham·mō·w·rig·gîm1 Chronicles 21:23
וְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛ים1xwə·ham·mō·rig·gîm2 Samuel 24:22
לְמוֹרַג֙1xlə·mō·w·raḡIsaiah 41:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural1x2 Samuel 24:22
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular1x1 Chronicles 21:23
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 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 definitionSource: 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.