Hebrew · H4726, H1818 · unreviewed

מִמְּקֹר דָּמֶיהָ

Properly, something dug , i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda ); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny) · blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)

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מָקוֹר H4726 properly, something dug , i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda ); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)
Pronunciation maqor
Source of life-sustenance or blessing, from literal water-springs to figurative origins of wisdom, joy, and lineage.
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דָּם H1818 blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Pronunciation dām
Blood as life-force whose shedding marks covenant, atonement, and culpability before God throughout scripture
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What does מִמְּקֹר דָּמֶיהָ (mimmĕqōr dāmeyhā) mean in the Bible?

מָקוֹר · דָּם is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, something dug , i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda ); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)". properly, something dug , i.

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Meaning

properly, something dug , i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda ); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)
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