Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4231 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מָחוֹז |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to enclose |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | machowz |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | maw-khoze' |
| Meaning: | 1. a harbor (as shut in by the shore) |
| KJV Renderings: | haven. |
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מָחוֺז noun [masculine] city (Assyrian loan-word; from ma—âzu , city, AsrbAnnals iii.115 and often; see DlHWB 271; compare ᵑ7 מָחוֺזָא market-place, province, [untranscribed source text 2955] small town) — only construct וַיַּנְחֵם אֶלמְֿחוֺז חֶפְצָם Ps 107:30 and he guided them unto the city of their desire.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Psalms 107:80
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