What does מַרְזֵחַ (marĕzēḥa) mean in the Bible?
מַרְזֵחַ (marĕzēḥa): Vocalized lamentation or loud weeping; a cry that expresses acute grief or mourning distress.
Hebrew · H4798
מַרְזֵחַ
A cry , i.e. (of grief) a lamentation
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מַרְזֵחַ H4798
Pronunciation marĕzēḥa
What does מַרְזֵחַ (marĕzēḥa) mean in the Bible?
מַרְזֵחַ (marĕzēḥa): Vocalized lamentation or loud weeping; a cry that expresses acute grief or mourning distress.
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How does the BSB render H4798?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [where there is] a funeral meal (1).
Where does מַרְזֵחַ (marĕzēḥa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 16:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It [where there is] a funeral meal 1× Jeremiah 16:5
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First aligned row Jeremiah 16:5
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Jeremiah 1
Source forms
מַרְזֵ֔חַ 1x mar·zê·aḥ Jeremiah 16:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 16:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Vocalized lamentation or loud weeping; a cry that expresses acute grief or mourning distress.
Source Gloss
a cry , i.e. (of grief) a lamentation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Vocalized lamentation or loud weeping; a cry that expresses acute grief or mourning distress.
a cry, i.e. (of grief) a lamentation BDB: cry Usage: mourning.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַרְזֵחַ is built from this root:
מִרְזַח H4797
Part of These Phrases
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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