Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4548 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַסמֵר מִסמֵר מַסמְרָה מִסמְרָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H5568 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | macmer |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mas-mare' (or micmer {mis-mare'} also (feminine) macmrah {mas-mer-aw'}; or micmrah {mis-mer-aw'}; or even masmrah (Eccles. 12) n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. a peg (as bristling from the surface) |
| KJV Renderings: | nail. |
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[מַסְמֵר] noun masculine Eccl 12:11 nail (connection with above √ dubious; ᵑ7 מַסְמְרָא, ChrPalAramaic [untranscribed source text 3611] Schw63. 122; Late Hebrew verb סמר nail on or up; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3612] is perhaps loan-word Frä89); — plural absolute מַסְמְרִים Isa 41:7, מִסְמְרִים 1Chr 22:3 (of iron; on ִ֯ see Ges«GKC:85f»§ 85f.); also מַסְמְרוֺת Jer 10:4 (+ מַקָּבוֺת), מַשְׂמְרוֺת נְטוּעִים, Eccl 12:11(simile; + דָּרְבֹנוֺת ), and מִסְמְרוֺת 2Chr 3:9 (of gold).
[מַשְׂמֵר], מַשְׂמְרוֺת, Eccl 12:14, see [ מַסְמֵר ].
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
1 Chronicles 22:3
2 Chronicles 3:9
Isaiah 41:7
Jeremiah 10:4
