What does מָקוֹר · דָּם mean in the Bible?
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)".
Hebrew · H4726, H1818
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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מָקוֹרH4726properly, 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)
Pronunciationmaqor
Source of life-sustenance or blessing, from literal water-springs to figurative origins of wisdom, joy, and lineage.
Open lexicon entry →דָּםH1818blood (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)
Pronunciationdām
Blood as life-force whose shedding marks covenant, atonement, and culpability before God throughout scripture
Open lexicon entry →What does מִמְּקֹר דָּמֶיהָ (mimmĕqōr dāmeyhā) mean in the Bible?
מָקוֹר · דָּם is a Hebrew phrase 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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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4726, H1818?
H4726, H1818 is connected to 379 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. 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)
Strong'sH4726, H1818
Lexical occurrences379 versesSource Gloss
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)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִמְּקֹר דָּמֶיהָ is built from this root:
קוּרH6979
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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