What does מַרְצֵעַ · אֹזֶן · דֶּלֶת mean in the Bible?
מַרְצֵעַ · אֹזֶן · דֶּלֶת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Take the awl and thrust it through his ear to the door the voluntary-permanence covenant rite".
Hebrew · H4836, H241, H1817
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
Pronunciation marĕṣēʿa
Tool for piercing or boring holes; used in covenant ritual of voluntary servitude marking.
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אֹזֶן H241 broadness . i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
דֶּלֶת H1817 something swinging , i.e. the valve of a door
Pronunciation delet
Hinged barrier marking household or city threshold; figuratively, access point or vulnerable entry to inner space.
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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 phrase meaning "Take the awl and thrust it through his ear to the door the voluntary-permanence covenant rite".
Full entry for אֶת-הַמַּרְצֵעַ וְנָתַתָּה בְאָזְנוֹ וּבַדֶּלֶת (H4836, H241, H1817) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4836, H241, H1817?
H4836, H241, H1817 is connected to 279 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Take the awl and thrust it through his ear to the door the voluntary-permanence covenant rite
Strong's H4836, H241, H1817
Lexical occurrences 279 verses Source Gloss
Take the awl and thrust it through his ear to the door the voluntary-permanence covenant rite
Word Origins
אֶת-הַמַּרְצֵעַ וְנָתַתָּה בְאָזְנוֹ וּבַדֶּלֶת is built from this root:
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