BDB7751
מַרְגֵמָה noun feminine sling (?; implement of hurling stone? so ᵐ5 and others; Thes and others stone-heap); — ׳ כִּצְרוֺר אֶבֶן בְּמ Prov 26:8, see especially Toy.
Strong's Lexicon
H4773
H4773 — מַרגֵּמָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4773 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַרגֵּמָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H7275 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | margemah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mar-gay-maw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a stone-heap |
| KJV Renderings: | sling. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מרגמה (mar-geh-mah’)
Proverbs 26:8
- KJV: As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.bindeth…: or, putteth a precious stone in an heap of stones
- EHCC: he that bindeth a stone in 6 sling, (marg.
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