What does מִנְעָל mean in the Bible?
מִנְעָל is a Hebrew word meaning "a bolt".
Hebrew · H4515
מִנְעָל
A bolt
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מִנְעָל H4515
What does מִנְעָל mean in the Bible?
מִנְעָל is a Hebrew word meaning "a bolt".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4515?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include May the bolts of your gate (1).
Where does מִנְעָל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 33:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It May the bolts of your gate 1× Deuteronomy 33:25
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First aligned row Deuteronomy 33:25
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Deuteronomy 1
Source forms
מִנְעָלֶ֑יךָ 1x min·‘ā·le·ḵā Deuteronomy 33:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a bolt
Source Gloss
a bolt
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a bolt Usage: shoe.
Word Origins
מִנְעָל is built from this root:
נָעַל H5274
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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