Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4759 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַראָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine of H4758 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 11 |
| Transliteration: | mar'ah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mar-aw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a vision 2. (causatively) a mirror |
| KJV Renderings: | looking glass, vision. |
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I. מַרְאָה noun feminine vision, as means of revelation: ׳ מ absolute Num 12:6 ( E ), 1Sam 3:15 ; Dan 10:16 , as accusative of cognate meaning with verb Dan 10:7 Dan 10:7 Dan 10:8 apparently plural absolute מַרְאוֺת Ezek 43:3, but read מַרְאֵה הָרֶכֶב ᵐ5 Co Berthol Siegf Krae, or strike out Toy Krae (as alternative); construct מַרְאוֺת הַלַּיְלָה Gen 46:2 ( E ), מַרְאוֺת אֱלֹהִים Ezek 1:1; Ezek 8:3; Ezek 40:2.
II. [מַרְאָה] noun feminine mirror (so Vrss ; as place, or instrument, of seeing (oneself)); — plural construct מַרְאֹת הַצֹּבְאֹת Exod 38:8 ( P ) the mirrors of the serving-women (see Di).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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