What does מַזְמֵרָה (mazĕmērāh) mean in the Bible?
מַזְמֵרָה (mazĕmērāh): Tool for removing dead wood; metaphorically used for divine judgment that cuts away the unfruitful or ungodly
Hebrew · H4211
מַזְמֵרָה
A pruning-knife
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מַזְמֵרָה H4211
Pronunciation mazĕmērāh
What does מַזְמֵרָה (mazĕmērāh) mean in the Bible?
מַזְמֵרָה (mazĕmērāh): Tool for removing dead wood; metaphorically used for divine judgment that cuts away the unfruitful or ungodly
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4211?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include into pruning hooks (2), and your pruning hooks (1), with a pruning knife (1).
Where does מַזְמֵרָה (mazĕmērāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 2:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Joel (1), Micah (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 into pruning hooks 2× Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3
and your pruning hooks 1× Joel 3:10
with a pruning knife 1× Isaiah 18:5
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 2:4 לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת to into pruning hooks Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural Isaiah 18:5 בַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹת to with a pruning knife Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Joel 3:10 וּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖ם to and your pruning hooks Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Micah 4:3 לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת to into pruning hooks Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 2:4
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Isaiah 2 Joel 1 Micah 1
Source forms
לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת 2x lə·maz·mê·rō·wṯ Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3
בַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹת 1x bam·maz·mê·rō·wṯ Isaiah 18:5
וּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖ם 1x ū·maz·mə·rō·ṯê·ḵem Joel 3:10
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural 2x Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Joel 3:10
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 18:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Tool for removing dead wood; metaphorically used for divine judgment that cuts away the unfruitful or ungodly
Source Gloss
a pruning-knife
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Tool for removing dead wood; metaphorically used for divine judgment that cuts away the unfruitful or ungodly
a pruning-knife BDB: pruning-knife Usage: pruning-hook.
Word Origins
מַזְמֵרָה 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