BDB4517
[מָ֫דוּ], II. [מַדְוֶה] noun masculine garment; — plural suffix מַדְוֵיהֶם 2Sam 10:4 = 1Chr 19:4.
מַדְהֵבָה Isa 14:4, read מַרְהֵבָה see רהב .
I. [מַדְוֶה] see דוה . מַדּוּחִים see נדח .
I, II. מָדוֺן see דין .
Strong's Lexicon
H4063
H4063 — מֶדֶו
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4063 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מֶדֶו |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to stretch |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | medev |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | meh'-dev |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) extent, i.e. measure 2. (by implication) a dress (as measured) |
| KJV Renderings: | garment. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מדו (meh’-dev)
2 Samuel 10:4
- KJV: Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
- EHCC: cut off their garments
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