Strong's Lexicon

H4637

H4637 — מַעֲרָצָה

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

Hebrewma`aratsahnoun femOccurrences: 1TWOT: 1702c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4637
Word:מַעֲרָצָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H6206
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:ma`aratsah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mah-ar-aw-tsaw'
Meaning:1. violence
KJV Renderings:terror.

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6411

מַעֲרָצָה noun feminine awful shock, crash; — Isa 10:33, of ׳ י's lopping off (tree-)crown (figurative).


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מערצה (mah-gără-tzah’)

Isaiah 10:33

KJV: Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
EHCC: of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror:
↑ Top