אֶת-הַמַּרְצֵעַ וְנָתַתָּה בְאָזְנוֹ וּבַדֶּלֶת
An awl · broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) · something swinging , i.e. the valve of a door
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מַרְצֵעַ H4836 an awl
אֹזֶן H241 broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
דֶּלֶת H1817 something swinging , i.e. the valve of a door
What does אֶת-הַמַּרְצֵעַ וְנָתַתָּה בְאָזְנוֹ וּבַדֶּלֶת (et-ha-martse-a venatatta be-ozno uvadelet) mean in the Bible?
מַרְצֵעַ · אֹזֶן · דֶּלֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "Take the awl and thrust it through his ear to the door the voluntary-permanence covenant rite".
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