Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4202 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מָזוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2109 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | mazown |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | maw-zone' |
| Meaning: | 1. food |
| KJV Renderings: | meat, victual. |
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מָזוֺן noun masculine food, sustenance (so Talmud, Biblical Aramaic, Syriac) — בָּר וָלֶחֶם וּמָזוֺן Gen 45:23 ( Di '׳ מ rather an Aramaic word; perhaps later gloss for original צֵדָה Gen 45:21; Gen 42:25'); הַמָּזוֺן לָרֹב 2Chr 11:23.
זוֺנָה see זנה .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Genesis 45:23
2 Chronicles 11:23
