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Hebrew · H4570

מַעְגָּל

A track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular )

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מַעְגָּל H4570
Pronunciation ma‘agal

What does מַעְגָּל (ma‘agal) mean in the Bible?

מַעְגָּל (ma‘agal): Circular path or enclosure marking a bounded space; tracks worn by repeated movement through terrain or life

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What does מַעְגָּל (ma‘agal) mean in the Bible?

מַעְגָּל (ma‘agal): Circular path or enclosure marking a bounded space; tracks worn by repeated movement through terrain or life

How does the BSB render H4570?

The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include path (3), and her tracks (1), and whose ways (1), and Your paths (1), her ways (1).

Where does מַעְגָּל (ma‘agal) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 17:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (7), Psalms (4), 1 Samuel (3), Isaiah (2).

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
path 3× Proverbs 2:9, Proverbs 4:26, Isaiah 26:7
and her tracks 1× Proverbs 2:18
and whose ways 1× Proverbs 2:15
and Your paths 1× Psalms 65:11
her ways 1× Proverbs 5:6
his paths 1× Proverbs 5:21
in the inner circle of the camp 1× 1 Samuel 26:7
in the paths 1× Psalms 23:3
in their tracks 1× Isaiah 59:8
inside the inner circle of the camp 1× 1 Samuel 26:5
paths 1× Proverbs 4:11
the camp 1× 1 Samuel 17:20
the path 1× Psalms 140:5
to Your paths 1× Psalms 17:5
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 17:20 הַמַּעְגָּ֔לָה to the camp Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 26:5 בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל to inside the inner circle of the camp Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 26:7 בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל to in the inner circle of the camp Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 17:5 בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָ to to Your paths Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 23:3 בְמַעְגְּלֵי־ to in the paths Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 65:11 וּ֝מַעְגָּלֶ֗יךָ to and Your paths Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 140:5 מַעְגָּ֑ל to the path Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 2:9 מַעְגַּל־ to path Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 2:15 בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃ to and whose ways Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Proverbs 2:18 מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ to and her tracks Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row 1 Samuel 17:20
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 4
1 Samuel 3 Psalms 4 Proverbs 7 Isaiah 2
Source forms
בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל 2x bam·ma‘·gāl 1 Samuel 26:5, 1 Samuel 26:7
בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָ 1x bə·ma‘·gə·lō·w·ṯe·ḵā Psalms 17:5
בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑ם 1x bə·ma‘·gə·lō·w·ṯām Isaiah 59:8
בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃ 1x bə·ma‘·gə·lō·w·ṯām Proverbs 2:15
בְמַעְגְּלֵי־ 1x ḇə·ma‘·gə·lê- Psalms 23:3
בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־ 1x bə·ma‘·gə·lê- Proverbs 4:11
הַמַּעְגָּ֔לָה 1x ham·ma‘·gā·lāh 1 Samuel 17:20
וּ֝מַעְגָּלֶ֗יךָ 1x ū·ma‘·gā·le·ḵā Psalms 65:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Proverbs 2:9, Proverbs 4:26, Isaiah 26:7
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular 2x Proverbs 2:18, Proverbs 5:6
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2x Proverbs 2:15, Isaiah 59:8
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Psalms 23:3, Proverbs 4:11
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Samuel 26:5, 1 Samuel 26:7
Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular 1x 1 Samuel 17:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 65:11
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 5:21
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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