What does מַרְגֵּמָה mean in the Bible?
מַרְגֵּמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a stone-heap".
Hebrew · H4773
מַרְגֵּמָה
A stone-heap
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מַרְגֵּמָה H4773
What does מַרְגֵּמָה mean in the Bible?
מַרְגֵּמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a stone-heap".
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How does the BSB render H4773?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include into a sling (1).
Where does מַרְגֵּמָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 26:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (1).
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 into a sling 1× Proverbs 26:8
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First aligned row Proverbs 26:8
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Proverbs 1
Source forms
בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה 1x bə·mar·gê·māh Proverbs 26:8
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 26:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a stone-heap
Source Gloss
a stone-heap
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a stone-heap BDB: sling Usage: sling.
Word Origins
מַרְגֵּמָה is built from this root:
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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