What does מִיץ mean in the Bible?
מִיץ is a Hebrew word meaning "pressure".
Hebrew · H4330
מִיץ
Pressure
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מִיץH4330
What does מִיץ mean in the Bible?
מִיץ is a Hebrew word meaning "pressure".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4330?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and the twisting (1), as the churning (1), so the stirring (1).
Where does מִיץ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 30:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3).
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 twisting1×Proverbs 30:33
as the churning1×Proverbs 30:33
so the stirring1×Proverbs 30:33
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Usage map
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First aligned rowProverbs 30:33
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Proverbs3
Source forms
וּמִ֥יץ1xū·mîṣProverbs 30:33
וּֽמִיץ־1xū·mîṣ-Proverbs 30:33
מִ֪יץ1xmîṣProverbs 30:33
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xProverbs 30:33
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xProverbs 30:33
Noun - masculine singular construct1xProverbs 30:33
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. pressure
Source Gloss
pressure
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
pressure BDB: squeezing Usage: churning, forcing, wringing.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִיץ is built from this root: