Strong's Lexicon

H4154

H4154 — מוּעֶדֶת

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

Hebrewmuw`edethv-xxp.Occurrences: 1TWOT: 1226

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4154
Word:	מוּעֶדֶת
Part of Speech:	v-xxp.
Etymology:	feminine passive participle of H4571
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	muw`edeth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	moo-ay'-deth
Meaning:	1. (properly) made to slip, i.e. dislocated
KJV Renderings:	out of joint.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4747

[מָעַד] verb slip, slide, totter, shake (only Hebrew); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural מָֽעֲדוּ 2Sam 22:37 = Ps 18:37 Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּמְעַד Ps 37:31 אֶמְעָ֑ד Ps 26:1 Participle plural construct מוֺעֲדֵי Job 12:5 — slip, subject feet, (figurative) 2Sam 22:37 = Ps 18:37; Job 12:5 subject אֲשֻׁרָיו Ps 37:31 compare Ps 26:1.

Pu`al Participle מוּעָ֑דֶת ( = ׳ מְמוּ Ges^{«GKC:53s»§ 53s}; or old Qal Passive participle, — compare Ba^{NB 273} ; — but passive not needed here, read perhaps ׳ מוֺ Qal Participle active see Schw^{ZAW x, 1890, 176} ); — ׳ רֶגֶל מ Prov 25:19 (simile of untrustworthiness).

Hiph`il Perfect וְהִמְעַדְתָּ֫ (so read for HCT והעמדת, compare Sm Co Da Berthol) Ezek 29:7 cause to shake object כָּלמָֿתְנַיִם, i.e. make them totter; compare Imperative הַמְעַ֑ד (object id.) Ps 69:24.

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מועדת (moo-gēh’-deth)

Proverbs 25:19

KJV: Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

EHCC: and a foot ont of joint.