Strong's Lexicon

H4798

H4798 — מַרזֵַח

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

Hebrewmarzeachnoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 2140a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4798
Word:	מַרזֵַח
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	formed like H4797
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	marzeach
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mar-zay'-akh
Meaning:	1. a cry, i.e. (of grief) a lamentation
KJV Renderings:	mourning.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7839

מַרְזֵחַ noun masculine^{Amos 6:7} cry ( ᵑ7 מַרְזְחָא mourning- feast; Phoenician מרזח a rel. festival (> usually a month), compare Palmyrene, ClGann Littm, see GACooke^{Inscr. 95. 121
f. 303 and references}; Lzb^{Ephem. i. 47 f. 343 f.} );

Lzb^{Ephem. ii. 231} ברבנות מרזחותה די כמרי בל. —

1. mourning cry (or feast? Talmud מִרְזֵיחָא), absolute ׳ בֵּית מ Jer 16:5 i.e. house of mourning (|| ספד, נוד).

2. cry of revelry, construct מִרְזַח סְרוּחִים Amos 6:7.

רָזִי see רזה . above

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מרזח (mar-zéh’igh)

Jeremiah 16:5

KJV: For thus saith the Lord, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercies.mourning: or, mourning feast

EHCC: Enter not into the house of mourning,