Strong's Lexicon

H4048

H4048 — מָגַר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmagarverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1145

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4048
Word:מָגַר
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:magar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:maw-gar'
Meaning:1. to yield up 2. intensively, to precipitate
KJV Renderings:cast down, terror.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4508

[מָגַר] verb cast, throw, toss (Aramaic [untranscribed source text 2884] lapsus est et cecidit Lexicons; ᵑ7 Pa מַגֵּר hurl down 2 Kings (Neh 9:33, overthrow); —

Qal Participle passive plural construct מְגוּרֵי אֶלחֶֿרֶב הָיוּ Ezek 21:17 they are thrown to the sword (on construct before preposition see Ges«GKC:130»§ 130. l DaSynt. § 28 R 1).
Pi`el Perfect 2 masculine singular וְכִסְאוֺ לָאָרֶץ מִגַָּֽ֯רְתָּה׃ Ps 89:45 and his throne to earth thou hast hurled.


BDB9649

[מְגַר] verb

Pa`el overthrow ( ᵑ7 , Syriac (Lexicons); see Biblical Hebrew (late, rare)); — Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְמַגַּר כָּלמֶֿלֶךְ Ezra 6:12 (of God).


[מַדְבַּח] see דבח . מִדָּה see ׳ מִנ.


[מְדוֺר] see דור .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מגר (māh-gar’)

Ezekiel 21:12

KJV: Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.terrors…: or, they are thrust down to the sword with my people
EHCC: ( 17). terrors by reason of the sword .

Psalms 89:44

KJV: Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.glory: Heb. brightness
EHCC: (45). cast his throne dows to the ground.
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