Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4596 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מְעִי |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5753 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | m`iy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | meh-ee' |
| Meaning: | 1. a pile of rubbish (as contorted), i.e. a ruin |
| KJV Renderings: | heap. |
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מְעִי only in מַפָּלָה ׳ והיתה מ Isa 17:1 according to AV RV Thes and others noun [masculine] = עִי ruin-heap, but form very strange; ᵐ5 omits (ἔσται εἰς πτῶσιν); Gr proposes כְּעִי , Di לְעִי; < dittograph from מעיר LagSemitic i. 29 Che NöZMG xxxii. 1878, 401 Brd SS Buhl Guin Kau Du.
מְעִי noun [masculine] ruin (si vera lectio); — וְהָֽיְתָה מְעִי מַפָּלָה consecutive Isa 17:1 Damascus shall become a ruinous heap (but strike out ׳ מ ᵐ5 Lag Che SS Buhl). cf
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Isaiah 17:1
