BDB (original) — מ (991)

n.f. (book-) roll (𝔗 BH);—Ezra 6:2.

n. f. (judicial) district, province (K^{§ 60, 3) d)}; also BH);—emph. מְדִינְתָּא (M-A^{§ 72 c}) Ezra 5:8; Ezra 6:2; cstr. מְדִינַת Daniel 2:48, Daniel 2:49; Daniel 3:1, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:30; Ezra 7:16; pl. abs. מְדִנָן Ezra 4:15, emph. מְדִינָתָא Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:3.

n.m. angel (𝔗 Syriac);—sf. מַלְאֲכֵהּ Daniel 3:28; Daniel 6:23.

v. מָה.

n.f. hundred (v. BH);—abs. מ׳ after noun enum., Ezra 6:17; Ezra 7:22^(×4), so אַרְבַּע מ׳ Ezra 6:17, מ׳ וְעֶשְׂרִין Daniel 6:2, and du. מָאתַ֫יִן Ezra 6:17.

v. גלל.

v. מִנ׳.

v. דור.

n.pr. gent. et terr. Medes, Media (BH id.);—

(מָא †Ezra 6:8) pron. interr. and indef. what? (BH מָה; Nab. מה; Zinj. מ; 𝔗 מא; Syriac ܡܳܐ; Arabic مَا: cf. W^{CG 124 f.});—

vb. smite (v. BH II. מָחָה);—

vb. reach, attain (𝔗 id., Syriac ܡܛܳܐ, cf. Chr-Pal. Schulth^{Lex. 108}; Ethiopic መጠወ Arabic أَنْطَى (for أَمْطَى) Nö^{ZMG xi (1886), 736}; distinct from BH מָצָא, etc., q.v.);—

n.pr.m. (= BH id., 2, sub מִי);—Daniel 2:17.

n.pr.m. (BH id.);—Daniel 2:49; Daniel 3:12 + 11 times 3.

v. לאך.

v. מלל.

n.m. salt (v. BH);—מ׳ abs. Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22 (both for sacrifices), cstr. Ezra 4:14.

vb. denom. c. acc. cogn., eat salt;—

n.m. king (general Sem.; v. BH);—מ׳ abs. Daniel 2:10 + 2 times; cstr. Daniel 4:34 + 6 times; usually emph. מַלְכָּא Ezra 4:8 + 154 times, ה—ָ Daniel 2:11; pl. מַלְכִין Ezra 4:15 + 9 times, ים—ִ Ezra 4:13 (Hebraism, Be-Ry M^{41 *}); emph. מַלְכַיָּא Daniel 2:44 + 2 times;—king Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:5 + 132 times Dn, Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11 + 42 times Ezr (מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא of Neb. Daniel 2:37, of Artax. Ezra 7:12 [cf. Cooke^{71, 3}, of Xerxes]; מַלְכִין Daniel 7:17 = kingdoms, cf. מַלְכוּ v Ezra 4:23).

n.f. queen;—emph. מַלְכְּתָא Daniel 5:10^(×2).

n.f. royalty, reign, kingdom;—abs. מ׳ Daniel 2:39 +; cstr. מַלְכוּת Ezra 4:24 +; emph. -תָא Daniel 2:37 +, -תָה Daniel 2:44; sf. -תִי Daniel 4:15 +, -תֵהּ Daniel 3:33 +, -תָךְ Daniel 4:23 +; pl. cstr. מַלְכְוָת Daniel 7:27; emph. -וָתָא Daniel 2:44; Daniel 7:23;—

n.f. word, thing;—abs. מ׳ Daniel 2:9 +, cstr. מִלַּת v Daniel 2:10 +; emph. מִלְּתָה v Daniel 2:5, א—ָ v Daniel 2:8 +; pl. abs. מִלִּין Daniel 7:1, Daniel 7:25, cstr. מִלֵּי Daniel 5:10, emph. מִלַּיָּא Daniel 7:11, Daniel 7:16;—

(so Gi, with most MSS., supported by Syriac ܡܰܢ, Arabic مِنْ; v. K^{§ 22, 1}), מָן (Baer: v. on Daniel 3:6), interr. pron. who? (Old Aramaic Nab. Palm. מן (Lzb³¹² Cooke¹⁸⁸), 𝔗 מן, Syriac ܡܰܢ, Ethiopic መኑ Arabic مَنْ: W^{CG 123}: BH מִי);—

prep. from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than (BH and general Aramaic id.);—rarely assimilated, as in Heb., v. Daniel 6:5 מִצַּד, Ezra 5:11; Ezra 6:14; sf. מִנִּי, מִנָּךְ, 3 m. מִנֵּהּ, f. מִנַּהּ † Daniel 2:42; Daniel 7:24; 3 mpl. מִנְּהוֹן (so Palm.^{Tariff ii. a 34}; Nab. Egyptian Aramaic מנהם, Cooke^{No. 89. 6}, S-C^{Pap. A 10}) †Daniel 2:33^(×2), Daniel 2:41^(×2), Daniel 2:42^(×2) Kt (Qr each time f. מִנְּהֵן), Daniel 6:3^(×2);—

v. מנה.

(?) n.f. tribute (Assyrian loan-word, cf. BH ii. [מִדָּה]);—abs. מִנ׳ Ezra 4:13; Ezra 7:24 + Ezra 4:20 Baer (van d. H. Gi Str מִדָּה); cstr. מִדַּת Ezra 6:8.

vb. number, reckon (v. BH);—

n. [m.] maneh, mina, a weight (v. BH; Old Aramaic מנה SAC⁷⁵ Lzb³¹³);—abs. Daniel 5:25^(×2), Daniel 5:26, v. ClGann^{JAs Juillet-Août, 1886, 36 ff.} Nö^{ZA i. 414 f.} Dr al.; its connexion in Dn with מְנָה is due to word-play; v. also פְּרֵס, תְּקֵל.

n.f. gift, offering (BH id., √ מנח);—

n.m. lord (𝔗 מָר, c. מָרֵי; Syriac ܡܳܪܶܐ, e. ܡܳܪܳܐ, ܡܳܪܝܳܐ, Egyptian Aramaic מרא (RÉS^{i. 361}); Chr-Pal. ܡܐܪ, etc., Schulth^{Lex. 115}; Old Aramaic Nab. Palm. מר(א) (Lzb³¹⁶); cf. n.pr. dei מרנא (μαρνα), god of Gaza, SAC⁷⁷; also Arabic مَرْءٌ man, Sab. מרא man, lord Hom^{Chr 127; AA 293} RÉS^{i. 454, 2});—lord: of God, cstr. מ׳ שְׁמַיָּא Daniel 5:23, מָרֵה מַלְכִין Daniel 2:47; of king, sf. מָֽרְאִי Kt (as Nab., SAC^l.c.; K^{§ 58, 1}), Qr מָרִי (as Palm., SAC^l.c.) Daniel 4:16, Daniel 4:21.

n.[m.] oil (v. BH);—abs. Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22.

v. שׁתה.

n.[m.] desire pl. cstr. מַאֲוַיֵּי רָשָׁע Psalms 140:9.

n.m. luminary—abs. Genesis 1:16 +; cstr. מְאוֹר Proverbs 15:30 +; pl. מְאוֹרֹת Genesis 1:15; מְאֹרֹת v Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16; cstr. מְאוֹרֵי Ezekiel 32:8—light, light-bearer, luminary, lamp, of sun & moon Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:16^(×3) (P) Ezekiel 32:8; moon Psalms 74:16; מְנֹרַת הַמָּאוֹר the lamp-stand of the luminary or light (where הַמּ׳ is sum of seven sacred lamps on golden lamp-stand) Exodus 35:14^(×2), Exodus 35:28; Exodus 39:37 Numbers 4:9, Numbers 4:16, cf. Exodus 25:6; Exodus 27:20; Exodus 35:8 Leviticus 24:2 (all P); מְאוֹר־עֵינַיִם יְשַׂמַּח־לֵב֑ Proverbs 15:30 the luminary of the eyes (= the eyes as a lamp) gives the light of joy to the heart; מְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ Psalms 90:8 the luminary of thy face (thy face as a lamp) in the light of which the secrets are exposed.

n.m. Judges 14:14 (f. Habakkuk 1:16) food—מ׳ Genesis 2:9 + 21 textual; cstr. מַאֲכַל Genesis 40:7 + 3 textual; sf. מַאֲכָֽלְךָ Ezekiel 4:10; מַאֲכָלוֹ Habakkuk 1:16; מַאֲכָלָהּ Proverbs 6:8; מַאֲכַלְכֶם Daniel 1:10—food, in genl. Genesis 6:21 I Kings 10:5 = II Chronicles 9:4 Haggai 2:12; opp. drink Ezra 3:7 II Chronicles 11:11 Daniel 1:10; מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָה Job 33:20; fig. of peoples as fishes, food for Chaldeans Habakkuk 1:16; appl. to fruit Genesis 2:9; Genesis 3:6 (of tree טוֹב לְמ׳) cf. עֵץ־מ׳ Leviticus 19:23 Deuteronomy 20:20 Nehemiah 9:25 Ezekiel 47:12^(×2); appl. to דָּגָן Isaiah 62:8 appl.; to honey Judges 14:14; to flour I Chronicles 12:40(I Chronicles 12:41), appos. קֶמַח; to food of ants Proverbs 6:8 (‖ לָחֶם); to baker’s work Genesis 40:17 cf. Ezekiel 4:10; appl. to carcasses, as food for beasts & birds of prey Deuteronomy 28:26 Psalms 79:2 cf. Psalms 44:12 (צֹאן מ׳, sim. of suffering people) Jeremiah 7:33; Jeremiah 16:4; Jeremiah 19:7; Jeremiah 34:20 Psalms 74:14.

n.f. fuel cstr., only מַא׳ אֵשׁ Isaiah 9:4, Isaiah 9:18.

n.f. food-stuff, consisting in חִטִּים, I Kings 5:25 (on form v. Bö^{§ 415} Sta^{§ 112 a. 2}) so read also ‖ II Chronicles 2:9 (MT מַכּוֹת).

n.m. ^{Esther 9:32} word, command (late; Mish. id.) cstr. מַאֲמַר Esther 1:15; Esther 2:20; Esther 9:32.

n.pr.loc. station of Isr. in wilderness, where Aaron died (this was Mt. Hor according to Numbers 20:22; Numbers 33:37) Deuteronomy 10:6; locality unknown. Another form is

n.pr.loc. id., Numbers 33:30, Numbers 33:31.

n.[m.] thing baked, cstr. מִנְחָה מַאֲפֵה תַנּוּר Leviticus 2:4.

n.[m.] darkness, Joshua 24:7 (E) וַיָּשֶׂם מ׳ בֵּינֵיכֶם וג׳, between Hebrews & Egyptians.

n.f. deep darkness ( = מַאֲפֵל יָהּ according to Thes MV cf. Song of Songs 8:6 שַׁלְהֶבֶתְיָה; but Ew^{§ 165 b} & on Jeremiah 2:31 reads מַאְפִּלִיָּה, fem. of [מאפלי], der. from Hiph. Pt.; cf. Sta^{§ 302 b} מַאְפְּלִיָּה; Jäger^{BAS 471} thinks this יָה an enclitic part. of emphasis, & comp. Assyrian)—only אֶרֶץ מ׳ Jeremiah 2:31 fig. of י׳ in dealing with his people (‖ מִדְבָּר).

n.m. ^{Deuteronomy 29:2} wonder, sign, portent (= מֹאפֵת)—מוֹפֵת Exodus 7:9 + 14 times; מוֹפֶתְכֶם Ezekiel 12:11; מוֹפְתִים Deuteronomy 4:34 + 4 times; מֹפְתִים Deuteronomy 6:22 + 9 times; מוֹפְתַי Exodus 7:3; Exodus 11:9; מוֹפְתָיו Psalms 78:43; מֹפְתָיו I Chronicles 16:12 Psalms 105:5—

n.pr.loc. Meroz, in northern Palestine Judges 5:23 (expl. as = מֶאֱ וֹז, مَأْرَز retreat by Thes MV al.)

n.m. ^{Jeremiah 38:14} entrance, a coming in, entering;—מ׳ abs. Jeremiah 38:14 + 3 times + Ezekiel 42:9 Kt (Qr מֵבִיא wrong, cf. Co); cstr. מְבוֹא Deuteronomy 11:30 + 12 times; sf. מְבוֹאוֹ Psalms 104:19 + 2 times; מְבֹאוֹ Psalms 50:1; מבואך II Samuel 3:25 Kt (Qr מוֹבָאֶ֑ךָ inexplicable cf. Dr); pl. cstr. מְבוֹאֵי Ezekiel 26:10, מְבוֹאֹת Ezekiel 27:3;—

n.[m.] (f. Ezekiel 24:5) choicest, best, cstr. מִבְחַר Deuteronomy 12:11 + 10 times; sf. מִבְחָרָיו Daniel 11:15; vows Deuteronomy 12:11; valleys Isaiah 22:7; fir trees Isaiah 37:24; cedars Jeremiah 22:7; bones Ezekiel 24:4; sepulchres Genesis 23:6 (P); of the flock Ezekiel 24:5; of the Assyrians Ezekiel 23:7; captains Exodus 15:4 (E poet.); young men Jeremiah 48:15; מבחר וטוב לבנון Ezekiel 31:16 (del. וטוב 𝔊 Co); עַם מִבְחָרָיו Daniel 11:15 = his choice troops.

n.[m.] choice, in the phrases עִיר מִבְחוֹר choice city II Kings 3:19; מִבְחוֹר בְּרשָׁיו choice fir trees II Kings 19:23 = מִבְחַר בְּרוֹשָׁיו Isaiah 37:24 (prob. scribal error in both cases for מִבְחַר).

n.pr.m. (choice) one of David’s warriors I Chronicles 11:38.

n.[m.] rash utterance, מִבְטָא שׂפתיה Numbers 30:7, Numbers 30:9.

n.[m.] confidence Ezekiel 29:16—cstr. מִבְטַח Proverbs 14:26, מִבְטָח Psalms 65:6; sf. מִבְטַחִי Job 31:24 + 6 times (dag. implicit); מִבְטֶחָם Jeremiah 48:13; מִבְטֶחָהֿ Proverbs 21:22; pl. מִבְטַחִים Isaiah 32:18; מִבְטָחַיִךְ Jeremiah 2:37;—

n.pr.m. one of David’s heroes II Samuel 23:27 read prob. סִבְּכַי ‖ I Chronicles 11:29 cf. Dr^Sm.

n.m. ^{Isaiah 17:3} fortification—מִבְצָר Numbers 32:17 + 18 times; cstr. מִבְצַר Joshua 19:29 + 2 times; pl. מִבְצָרִים Numbers 13:19 Daniel 11:24; מִבְצָרוֹת Daniel 11:15; מִבְצְרֵי Lamentations 2:2 Daniel 11:39; sf. מִבְצָרֶיךָ Hosea 10:14 + 2 times; מִבְצָרַיִךְ Nahum 3:12; מִבְצָרָ֑יִךְ v Nahum 3:14 Jeremiah 48:18; מִבְצָרָיו Psalms 89:41 Lamentations 2:5; מִבְצָרֶיהָ Isaiah 34:13; מִבְצְרֵיהֶם II Kings 8:12;—fortification, especially in phrase (המ׳) מ׳ (ערי) עיר = fortified city Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:36 Joshua 10:20; Joshua 19:29, Joshua 19:35 I Samuel 6:18 II Kings 3:19; II Kings 10:2; II Kings 17:9; II Kings 18:8 Jeremiah 4:5; Jeremiah 5:17; Jeremiah 8:14; Jeremiah 34:7 Psalms 108:11 (עיר מ׳ = עיר מָצוֹר Psalms 60:11), II Chronicles 17:19 Daniel 11:15 (מ׳ in this connexion sing. except Jeremiah 5:17 & Daniel 11:15 (מבצרות)); Jeremiah 1:18 fig. of prophet, so without עיר Jeremiah 6:27; fortress, stronghold, lit. without עיר etc. Numbers 13:19 II Kings 8:12 Jeremiah 48:18 Isaiah 17:3; Isaiah 25:12 (מ׳ משׁגב חומתיך) Isaiah 34:13) (‖ארמנת), Lamentations 2:2, Lamentations 2:5 (‖ id.) Psalms 89:41 Hosea 10:14 Amos 5:9 Micah 5:10 Nahum 3:12, Nahum 3:14 Habakkuk 1:10 Daniel 11:24, Daniel 11:39; sq.n.pr. מ׳ צֹר II Samuel 24:7 (cf. Joshua 19:29 עיר מ׳ צֹר).

n.f.pl. the twisted, i.e. cords, Exodus 28:14 cf. Di (appos. שַׁרְשְׁרֹת זָהָב, ‖ שׁ׳ הָעֲבֹתֹת).

n.f.pl. head-gear, turban, of common priest (conical or convex), Exodus 28:40 Leviticus 8:13; מִגְבָּעֹת Exodus 29:9; Exodus 39:28 (פַּאֲרֵי הַמּ׳).

n.pr.m. Ezra 2:30 בְּנֵי מ׳ 𝔊 Μαγεβως, etc., a family of returning exiles, om. ‖ Nehemiah 7:32, but 𝔊 A א Μαγεβως etc., 𝔊L Μαγβεις; cf. Sm^{Listen 15}.

and (Zechariah 12:11) מְגִדּוֹן n.pr.loc. (connexion with above √ not clear; 𝔊 Μαγεδδω, Μεκεδω, Μαγεδω, etc.; 𝔙 Mageddo; Assyrian Magadû, Magidû, COT^Gloss Dl^{Pa 287}) old Canaanitish city, assigned to Manasseh I Kings 4:12; I Kings 9:15 II Kings 9:27; II Kings 23:29, II Kings 23:30; מֶלֶךְ מ׳ Joshua 12:21; ישְׁבֵי מ׳ Joshua 17:11 = Judges 1:27; מֵי מ׳ Judges 5:19; בִּקְעַת מ׳ Zechariah 12:11 II Chronicles 35:22;—mod. Lejjûn (= legio) Rob^{BR ii, 329 f. 364} Bd^{Pal 229}.

n.m. tower, Genesis 11:5 + 11 times; cstr. מִגְדַּל Judges 8:17 + 21 times; pl. מִגְדָּלִים II Chronicles 26:9 + 6 times; מִגְדָּלֶיהָ Psalms 48:13 Ezekiel 26:4; pl.f. מִגְדָּלוֹת II Chronicles 32:5 + 2 times; cstr. מִגְדְּלוֹת Song of Songs 5:13 (?); sf. מִגְדְּלֹתַיִךְEzekiel 26:9; Ezekiel 27:11;—

n.m. tower, II Samuel 22:51 Qr (Kt מגדיל = Psalms 18:51 מַגְדִּל).

n.pr. (מִגְדּוֹל only Jeremiah 46:14) fortified city on the NE. border of Egypt Exodus 14:2 Numbers 33:7 Jeremiah 44:1; Jeremiah 46:14 Ezekiel 29:10; Ezekiel 30:6; Copt. meschtôl (Champoll.^{L’Égypte sous les Pharaons ii. 79}), Egyptian makƟel Eb^{GS 522}.

n.[m.] sojourning-place, dwelling-place, sojourning—sf. מְגוּרָם Psalms 55:16; pl. cstr. מְגוּרֵי Genesis 37:1; sf. מְגוּרַי Genesis 47:9, מְגוּרָ֑י Psalms 119:54, מְגֻרֶיךָ Genesis 17:8; Genesis 28:4, מְגוּרָיו Job 18:19, מְגוּרֵיהֶם Genesis 36:7 + 2 times, מְגֻרֵיהֶם Exodus 6:4;—dwelling-place Psalms 55:16 Job 18:19;—sojourning(-place), always pl., אֶרֶץ מ׳ Genesis 17:8; Genesis 28:4; Genesis 36:7; Genesis 37:1 Exodus 6:4 (Hex always P) Ezekiel 20:38; sojourning (pl.) = life-time, שְׁנֵי מ׳ Genesis 47:9 יְמֵי מ׳ Genesis 47:9; cf. בֵּית מ׳ Psalms 119:54.

n.f.pl. id., Joel 1:17 (‖ אֹצָרוֹת; but 𝔊 ληνοί, Me גתות).

n.m. fear, terror—abs. מ׳ Psalms 31:14 + 6 times + Jeremiah 20:3 cf. infr.; pl. sf. מְגוּרַי Lamentations 2:22;—fear, terror Isaiah 31:9; = cause of terror Jeremiah 20:4; elsewhere in phrase, coined by Jerem, מ׳ מִסָּבִיב terror on every side Jeremiah 6:25; Jeremiah 20:3 (where as n.pr.), v Jeremiah 20:10; Jeremiah 46:5; Jeremiah 49:29 Psalms 31:14; Lamentations 2:22 (מְגוּרַי מִסּ׳).

n.f. roll (writing, book; late)—מ׳ Jeremiah 36:28 + 16 times; cstr. מְגִלַּת־ Psalms 40:8 + 3 times;—roll of writing, book מְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר Jeremiah 36:2, Jeremiah 36:4 Ezekiel 2:9 Psalms 40:8; מ׳ alone Jeremiah 36:6, Jeremiah 36:14^(×2), Jeremiah 36:20, Jeremiah 36:21, Jeremiah 36:23, Jeremiah 36:25, Jeremiah 36:27, Jeremiah 36:28^(×2), Jeremiah 36:29, Jeremiah 36:32 Ezekiel 3:1, Ezekiel 3:2, Ezekiel 3:3 Zechariah 5:1, Zechariah 5:2.

n.m. ^{I Kings 14:27}, & f. ^{I Kings 10:17}, shield (Arabic مِجَنٌّ, Aramaic מְגִנָּא, ܡܓܶܢܳܐ )—מָגֵן Genesis 15:1 + 33 times (also cstr. Deuteronomy 33:29 Nahum 2:4); sf. מָגִנִּי Psalms 7:11 + 5 times; מָגִנֵּנוּ Psalms 33:20 + 3 times; מָגִנָּם Psalms 115:9, Psalms 115:10, Psalms 115:11; pl. מָגִנִּים I Kings 10:17 + 6 times; מָגִנּוֹת II Chronicles 23:9; cstr. מָגִנֵּי I Kings 14:26 + 4 times; sf. מָגִנָּיו Job 15:26; מָגִנֶּיהָ Hosea 4:18;—shield, buckler, carried by warrior for defence Judges 5:8 II Samuel 1:21^(×2) II Kings 19:32 = Isaiah 37:33, I Chronicles 5:18; II Chronicles 14:7; II Chronicles 17:17; II Chronicles 23:9; II Chronicles 26:14; II Chronicles 32:5 Nehemiah 4:10 Psalms 76:4 Jeremiah 46:3, Jeremiah 46:9 Ezekiel 23:24; Ezekiel 38:4, Ezekiel 38:5; Ezekiel 39:9 Nahum 2:4 Isaiah 22:6 cf. Isaiah 21:5 (anoint the shield, to make it slippery), so also Psalms 35:2 (where י׳ fig. as warrior); אִישׁ מָגֵן = armed man Proverbs 6:11; Proverbs 24:34; laid up for show, or as treasure I Kings 10:17^(×2); I Kings 14:26, I Kings 14:27 (= II Chronicles 9:16^(×2); II Chronicles 12:9, II Chronicles 12:10) II Chronicles 32:27 cf. Song of Songs 4:4 Ezekiel 27:10; of scales of crocodile (leviathan) אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים Job 41:7; fig. of wicked’s defence against judgments of י׳, עֲבִי גַבֵּי מָגִנָּיו Job 15:26; fig. of king Psalms 89:19 (cf. Che); fig. of rulers of Ephraim Hosea 4:18; fig. of rulers of earth Psalms 47:10; fig. (very often) of י׳, as defence of his servants, Psalms 3:4; Psalms 7:11 (read מָגִנִּי עָלַי אל׳ cf. Che crit. note) Psalms 18:3, Psalms 18:31, Psalms 18:36 (= II Samuel 22:3, II Samuel 22:31, II Samuel 22:36) Psalms 28:7; Psalms 33:20; Psalms 59:12; Psalms 84:10, Psalms 84:12; Psalms 115:9, Psalms 115:10, Psalms 115:11; Psalms 119:114; Psalms 144:2 Proverbs 2:7; Proverbs 30:5, and v. especially Genesis 15:1 (E).

vb. only

n.f. recess, rebatement (RV), i.e. ledge, only pl., נָתַן מִגְרָעוֹת לבית I Kings 6:6.

n.m. ^{Numbers 35:2} common, common-land, open land (perhaps orig. pasture-land, as place of [cattle] driving)—abs. מ׳ Ezekiel 45:2 + 2 times + Ezekiel 48:15 (Co מגרשָׁהּ); cstr. מִגְרַשׁ Leviticus 25:34; II Chronicles 31:19; (on מִגְרָשָׁהּ Ezekiel 36:5 cf. גרשׁ); elsewhere pl., abs. מִגְרשׁוֹת Ezekiel 27:28 (Baer); Co מרעשׁת assumed from רָעַשׁ, cf. 𝔊; cstr. מִגְרְשֵׁי Numbers 35:4 + 2 times; sf. מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ Joshua 21:13^(×2) + 42 times; מִגְרָשֶׁהָ Joshua 21:11 + 46 times in Joshua 21 (generally –֑ or –֔ but also –֖ v Joshua 21:21); מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם Numbers 35:3 + 4 times; מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶן Numbers 35:7 + 8 times—commonland, usually pl., and usually as attached to a city or town, especially as surrounding Levitical cities Numbers 35:2, Numbers 35:3, Numbers 35:4, Numbers 35:5, Numbers 35:7 Joshua 14:4; Joshua 21:2 + 55 times Joshua 21 (all P; in Codd. & old Vrss. are two vv Joshua 21, betw. v Joshua 21:35, Joshua 21:36, with מ׳ 4 times; om. Mass, Edd., Baer, but cf. Theile, & Di ad loc.); I Chronicles 6:40 + 40 times I Chronicles 6; I Chronicles 13:2; II Chronicles 11:14; so also שְׂדֵה מ׳ Leviticus 25:34 (P), שְׂדֵי מ׳ II Chronicles 31:19; lands surrounding the holy city Ezekiel 48:15, Ezekiel 48:17; open land or space about the temple Ezekiel 45:2; only I Chronicles 5:16 כל־מִגְרְשֵׁי שָׁרוֹן of (pasture-)lands in a district, cf. שׁרון.—Ezekiel 27:28 מגרשׁות, if true text, = open country about Tyre (opp. sea, cf. context), but v. Da & cf. supr.

n.m. mouth, as organ of speech,—מִדְבָּרֵךְ נָאוֶה thy mouth is lovely Song of Songs 4:3 ‖שִׂפְתוֹתַיִךְ, 𝔊 λαλιά, Jer eloquium.

n.m. wilderness—Deuteronomy 32:10 +; c. ה loc. מִדְבָּ֫רָה Joshua 18:12 + 15 times; cstr. Exodus 15:22 +; מִדְבַּ֫רָה I Kings 19:15; sf. מִדְבָּרָהּ Isaiah 51:3;—

n.m. ^{Deuteronomy 7:15} sickness—cstr. sg. מַדְוֵה מִצְרַיִם Deuteronomy 28:60 (read מַדְוֵי pl., as Deuteronomy 7:15?); cstr. pl. מַדְוֵי מִצְרַיִם Deuteronomy 7:15 (both ‖ חֳלִי).

n.m. means or occasion of stumbling, Proverbs 26:28 פֶּה־חָלָק יַעֲשֶׂה מ׳ (‖ לְשׁוֹן־שֶׁקֶר יִשְׂנָא דַכָּו).

n.m. ^{Proverbs 22:10} strife, contention—Psalms 80:7 + 9 times; pl. מִדְיָנִים Proverbs 18:18, מִדְ֯וָנִים Proverbs 18:19 + 7 times; contracted into מְדָנִים Proverbs 6:19; Proverbs 10:12, מִדֳ֯נִים Proverbs 6:14; cstr. מִדְיְנֵי Proverbs 19:13.

n.pr.loc. a royal city of the Canaanites Joshua 11:1; Joshua 12:19; 𝔊 Μαρρν, Μαδων, Λαμορων;= Madîn. close to Hattîn, Survey^{i. 365}, dub.; a village Maron lies 2 hours WSW. from Kedesh, van deVelde^{Mem 146}, cf. Di.

n.pr.m. 1. son of Abraham and Keturah Genesis 25:2 I Chronicles 1:32.

adj.gent. Midianite—Numbers 10:29 (J); f. מִדְיָנִית Numbers 25:6, Numbers 25:14, Numbers 25:15 (P); pl. מִדְיָנִים Genesis 37:28 (JE) Numbers 25:17; Numbers 31:2 (P), מְדָנִים Genesis 37:36 (E).

n.f. province (an Aramaic word, cf. Syriac ܡܕܝܺܢܻܬܳܐ, Arabicمَدِينَةٌ city) cf. also Old Aramaic מדינתא city, Palm. מדיתא city, sf. מדיתהון, pl. מדינתא SAC⁷⁰ Lzb³⁰⁶ Cooke ²⁶⁶. Esther 1:1 + 28 times; pl. מְדִינוֹת I Kings 20:14 + 23 times;—a district of an empire,

n.pr.loc. in Moab Jeremiah 48:2 (on text, however, cf. Che Isaiah 25:10).

n.f. dung-place, dung-pit, במי מ׳ Isaiah 25:10 (Qr בְּמוֹ מ׳).

n.[m.] treading- or stepping-place, place for the foot to tread on, only cstr. מִדְרַךְ כַּף־רָ֑גֶל Deuteronomy 2:5 treading-place for the sole of a foot (cf. Deuteronomy 11:24 = Joshua 1:3).

n.[m.] study, exposition, midrash, only cstr. מִדְרַשׁ (late; common in NH, in sense of imaginative exposition or didactic story)—מִדְרַשׁ סֵפֶר הַמְּלָכִים midrash of the book of Kings II Chronicles 24:27; מִדְרַשׁ הַנָּבִיא עִדּוֹ midrash of the prophet Iddo II Chronicles 13:22. These were prob. of a didactic character, cf. Dr^{Intr. 497}.

n.f. tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture—abs. מ׳ Deuteronomy 7:23 + 7 times; cstr. מְהוּמַת I Samuel 5:11 Ezekiel 22:5; pl. abs. מְהוּמוֹת II Chronicles 15:5, מְהוּמֹת Amos 3:9;—

n.m. ^{Nehemiah 2:6} walk, journey, going (late); cstr. מַהֲלַךְ Ezekiel 42:4 + 2 times; sf. מַהֲלָֽכְךָ Nehemiah 2:6; pl. מַהְלְכִים Zechariah 3:7;—

n.pr.m. (praise of God, cf. יְהַלֶּלְאֵל supr.); read מְהַלֶּלְאֵל Gray^{Prop. N. 201}.—

מִזְבֵּחַ₄₀₁ n.m. Joshua 22:10 altar (Arabic مَذْبَحٌ, place of slaughter, trench made by torrent, Sab. מדֿבח DHM^{Epigr. Denkm. 24}); מ׳ abs. II Kings 18:22 + 223 times, הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה Exodus 29:13 + 31 times; cstr. מִזְבַּח Exodus 20:21 + 76 times, sf. מִזְבְּחִי Exodus 20:23 + 7 times, מִזְבַּחֲךָ I Kings 8:31 + 3 times, מִזְבְּחֶ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 33:10; מִזְבְּחוֹ Judges 6:31 + 2 times; pl. מִזְבְּחֹת Numbers 23:1 + 5 times, מִזְבְּחוֹת II Kings 21:3 + 23 times, sf. מִזְבְּחוֹתֶיךָ Psalms 84:4, other sfs. 21 times;—

n.m. garner (on format. cf. Ol^{§ 144 b, 197 b})—only Pl. sf. מְזָוֵינוּ מְלֵאִים Psalms 144:13 our garners are full (word inflected as if מְ were radical; cf. Oll.c.)

n.[m.] wound (as needing to have its matter pressed out)—fig. of injury to, or sufferings of, Isr. and Judah: מָזוֹר Hosea 5:13 also Jeremiah 30:13 (Gf Che RVm; but accents Ew Ges Gie AV RV for pressing, i.e. binding up); מְזֹרוֹ Hosea 5:13 (cf. III. זור Isaiah 1:6).—מָזוֹר Obadiah 1:7 v. sub מזר.

n.m. recorder, v. זָכַר Hiph.

n.f. purpose, discretion, device (Je and WisdLt), מְזִמָּה Job 42:2 + 5 times; הַמְּזִמָּ֫תָה Jeremiah 11:15 (but read for המ׳ רַבִּים with 𝔊 הַמְּזִמֹּת הַֽנְדָרִים); altogether עָֽשְׂתָה מְזִמֹּת הַֽנְדָרִים וּבְשַׂר קֹדֶשׁ יַעֲבִרוּ מֵעָלַיִךְ רָעָתֵךְ. מְזִמָּתוֹ Jeremiah 51:11; pl. abs. מְזִמּוֹת Psalms 37:7 + 7 times; cstr. id. Jeremiah 23:20; Jeremiah 30:24; sf. מְזִמּוֹתָיו Psalms 10:4;—

n.[m.] melody (techn. design. of psalms; cf. Hup^{Psalm. Einl. § 7, 2} De⁴ on Psalms 3, Bae^{Psalmen, xiii}; مَزَامِيرٌ, ܡܰܙܡܘܽܖ̈ܶܐ, መዝሙር: loan-wds., all = Psalm(s); on מ׳, in relation to תהלה cf. Lg^{Or ii. 22f.}), always in this form; in 57 ψ-titles:—מ׳ alone Psalms 98:1, מ׳ שׁיר ליום הַשַּׁבָּת Psalms 92:1, מ׳ לְתוֹדָה Psalms 100:1; usually with pers. name or title; מ׳ לְדָוִד Psalms 3:1; Psalms 15:1; Psalms 23:1; Psalms 29:1; Psalms 63:1; Psalms 141:1; Psalms 143:1, שׁיר מ׳ לדוד Psalms 108:1, מ׳ לדוד לְהַזְכִּיר Psalms 38:1, מ׳ שִׁיר־חֲנֻכַּת הבית לדוד Psalms 30:1, לדוד מ׳ Psalms 24:1; Psalms 101:1; Psalms 110:1, לַמְֿנַצֵּחַ מ׳ לדוד Psalms 13:1; Psalms 19:1; Psalms 20:1; Psalms 21:1; Psalms 31:1; Psalms 41:1; Psalms 51:1; Psalms 64:1; Psalms 140:1; לַמְֿנַצֵּחַ … מ׳ לדוד Psalms 4:1; Psalms 5:1; Psalms 6:1; Psalms 8:1; Psalms 9:1; Psalms 12:1; Psalms 22:1; Psalms 39:1; Psalms 62:1, לַמְֿנַצֵּחַ מ׳ לדוד שׁיר Psalms 65:1, למנצח לדוד מ׳ Psalms 40:1; Psalms 109:1; Psalms 139:1, למנצח לדוד מ׳ שׁיר Psalms 68:1; also simply לַמְֿנַצֵּחַ מ׳ שׁיר Psalms 67:1, לַמְֿנַצֵּחַ שׁיר מ׳ Psalms 66:1; but also שׁיר מ׳ לבני־קרח Psalms 48:1, לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מ׳ שׁיר Psalms 87:1, שׁיר מ׳ לבני קרח לַמְֿנַצֵּחַ … מַשְׂכִּיל לְהֵימָן הָאֶזְרָחִי Psalms 88:1, לַמְֿנַצֵּחַ לבני־קרח מ׳ Psalms 47:1; Psalms 49:1; Psalms 85:1, למנצח … לבני־קרח מ׳ Psalms 84:1; further מ׳ לְאָסָף Psalms 50:1; Psalms 73:1; Psalms 79:1; Psalms 82:1, שׁיר מ׳ לאסף Psalms 83:1, לַמְֿנַצֵּחַ … מ׳ לאסף שׁיר Psalms 75:1; Psalms 76:1, לַמְֿנַצֵּחַ … לאסף מ׳ Psalms 77:1; Psalms 80:1. [Summary:—מ׳ in 34 ψψ with לַמְֿנַצֵּחַ, of wh. 23 have לדוד also, 5 לבני קרח also, 4 לאסף, and 2 no n.pr.; in addit., in 13 ψψ with לדוד, 2 with לבני קרח, 5 with לאסף; in only 3 without either n.pr. or title; מ׳ is preceded by שׁיר 5 times, and foll. by שִׁיר 8 times]

n.[m.] a little, a trifle, a few.

n.[m.] place of sunrise, east—abs. מ׳ Joshua 11:3 + 21 times; cstr. מִזְרַח Numbers 21:10 + 19 times, c. ה loc. מִזְרָ֫חָה Exodus 27:13 + 28 times, cstr. מִזְרְחָה Deuteronomy 4:41 Joshua 12:1 Judges 21:19 (not in Gn Lv Sa Ez etc.);—

n.[m.] place of sowing, seedland, only cstr. כֹּל מִזְרַע יְאוֹר Isaiah 19:7 (‖ עָרוֹת יְאוֹר); > Du who tr. seed (cf. מאכל etc.) on acc. of foll. vb. נִדַּף.

n.m. ^{Numbers 7:84} bowl, bason (proposes vessel for throwing or tossing a liquid); מ׳ Numbers 7:13 + 13 times, pl. מִזְרָקִים Zechariah 14:20, cstr. מִזְרְקֵי Numbers 7:84 + 2 times, מִזְרָקוֹת Nehemiah 7:69 + 9 times, מִזְרָקֹת Exodus 38:3 + 2 times, sf. מִזְרְקֹתָיו Exodus 27:3;—

n.f. flat plate, pan, or griddle for baking, only P and late; abs. מ׳ Leviticus 2:5 + 2 times; מַחֲבַ֑ת Leviticus 7:9; cstr. מַחֲבַת Ezekiel 4:3;—

n.f. a girding, cincture, only cstr.; תַּחַת פְּתִיגִיל מַחֲגֹרֶת שָׂ֑ק Isaiah 3:24 instead of a mantle a girding of sackcloth.

n.m. Lamentations 5:15 dance;—abs. מ׳ Psalms 30:12 + 3 times; cstr. מְחוֹל Jeremiah 31:4; מְחוֹלֵנוּ Lamentations 5:15;—dance, token of joyousness Psalms 30:12 (opp. מספד), Jeremiah 31:4, Jeremiah 31:13 (cf. v b), Lamentations 5:15 (opp. אֵבֶל); act of praise to י׳ Psalms 149:3; Psalms 150:4; accompanied by timbrel (תֹּף) and sometimes other instruments Psalms 149:3, Psalms 149:4 Jeremiah 31:13.

n.f. id.;—cstr. מְחֹלַת Song of Songs 7:1; pl. מְחֹלֹת Exodus 32:19; מְחֹלוֹת Exodus 15:20 + 5 times; dancing, token of joyousness after victory, Judges 11:34 I Samuel 18:6; I Samuel 21:12; I Samuel 29:5; in worship, at feast Judges 21:21; act of praise to י׳ Exodus 15:20 (song); in idolatrous worship Exodus 32:19 (E); as graceful and beautiful Song of Songs 7:1; accomp. by timbrel Exodus 15:20 Judges 11:34, and by singing Exodus 15:20 I Samuel 18:6 (where however read prob. Poʿlel Pt. הַמְּחֹלְלוֹת, cf. vb. חוּל supr.; so 𝔊 We Dr), I Samuel 21:12; I Samuel 29:5.

n.[m.] vision—abs. מ׳ Genesis 15:1; cstr. מַחֲזֵה Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16 Ezekiel 13:7;—vision, in the ecstatic state מַחֲזֵה שָׁוְא (‖ מִקְסַם כָּזָב) Ezekiel 13:7 of the false prophets; מַחֲזֵה שַׁדַּי Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16 (JE; poems of Balaam); הָיָה דְבַר י׳ אֶל־אַבְרָם בַּמַּחֲזֶה Genesis 15:1 (R) the word of י׳ came unto Abram in a vision.

n.f. light, place of seeing, window, מֶחֱזָה אֶל־מֶחֱזָה light over against light I Kings 7:4^(×2), I Kings 7:5^(×2).

n.f. preservation of life, sustenance, מ׳ Genesis 45:5 + 4 times; cstr. מִחְיַת Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:24; sf. מִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ Judges 17:10;—

n.[m.] sickness, disease—sf. מַחֲלֵהוּ Proverbs 18:14 his sickness (= any sickness of his); of specif. disease, cstr. מַחֲלֵה מֵעֶ֑יךָ II Chronicles 21:15 (+ בָּחֳלָיִים רַבִּים, מֵהַחֹ֑לִי).

n.f. sickness, disease, מַחֲלָה Exodus 15:26 + 3 times—sickness, disease (in gen.) Exodus 23:25 (JE); so c. כל, I Kings 8:37 = II Chronicles 6:28 (‖ כל־נֶגַע), Exodus 15:26 (JE; cf. אני יהוה רֹפְאֶ֑ךָ ad fin.)

n.f. robe of state (taken off in ordinary life);—only pl. abs. מַחֲלָצוֹת Isaiah 3:22 robes of ladies of Jerusalem; Zechariah 3:4 of high priest.

n.f. division, course (almost wholly Chr.)—מ׳ abs. I Chronicles 27:1, I Chronicles 27:2; cstr. I Chronicles 27:4; sf. מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ I Chronicles 27:2 + 14 times I Chronicles 27; abs. מַחְלְקוֹת I Chronicles 23:6 + 6 times Ch + I Samuel 23:28 (v. infr.); cstr. id. I Chronicles 26:12 + 5 times Ch + Nehemiah 11:36; sf. מַהְלְקוֹתֵיכֶם II Chronicles 35:4; מַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶם II Chronicles 31:16, II Chronicles 31:17; מַחְלְקוֹתָם I Chronicles 24:1 + 3 times in Ch; מַחְלְקֹתָם Joshua 11:23; Joshua 12:7; Joshua 18:10 Ezekiel 48:29;—

n.f.pl. curd-like things = smooth, hypocritical, words, only cstr. חָֽלְקוּ מ׳ פִּיו Psalms 55:22 smooth are the butter-words of his mouth (Ew De Hup), but read prob. (פניו) חלק(ו) מֵחֲמָאֹת פיו his mouth (face) is smoother than curds (Vrss Ki Thes Ol Che Bae We Du [מֵחֶמְאָה]).

n.f. anything leavened, only Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:20 (P).

n.m. Genesis 33:8 + 16 times and f. Psalms 27:3; I Chronicles 11:15 (on Genesis 32:9 v. Di) encampment, camp—abs. מ׳ Genesis 32:9^(×2) + 126 times (incl. Ezekiel 1:24, del. Co); cstr. מַחֲנֵה Genesis 32:3 + 56 times; sf. מַחֲנֵהוּ Numbers 1:52 + 5 times; מַחֲנֶיךָ Deuteronomy 23:15; Deuteronomy 29:10, מַחֲנֶךָ Deuteronomy 23:15, מַחֲנֵיכֶם Amos 4:10, מַחֲנֵיהֶם Numbers 5:3 Judges 8:10 (cf. infr., and on form of noun c. sf. vid. Ges^{§ 93, 3, R 3}); pl. abs. מַחֲנוֹת Genesis 32:8 + 9 times; cstr. I Chronicles 9:18 + 2 times, מַחֲנִים Numbers 13:19; sf. (appar. pl. n.) מַחֲנֵיהֶם Joshua 10:4 + 5 times;—on du. v. מ׳ n.pr. infr.

n.pr.loc. (two camps)—E. of Jordan; name from Jacob’s meeting angels according to Genesis 32:3 (J), place on border of Gad Joshua 13:26, of Manasseh v Joshua 13:30 (P); Levit. city in Gad Joshua 21:36 (P) = I Chronicles 6:65; named also II Samuel 2:8 (מַהֲנָ֑יִם), v II Samuel 2:12, II Samuel 2:29 (-נָ֑יִם), II Samuel 19:33; I Kings 2:8 (-נָ֑ים); מַחֲנָ֑יְמָה II Samuel 17:24, II Samuel 17:27 I Kings 4:14; site unknown, v. Di Gn; כִּמְחֹלַת הַמַּחֲנָ֑יִם Song of Songs 7:1 is put here Ex Hi Öt al.: as at a (the) dance of Mahanaim; dance of a double choir Gi Stickel RV.

n.[m.] strangling, suffocation, as a mode of death, וַתִּבְחַר מַחֲנָק נַפְשִׁי Job 7:15 and my soul chooseth strangling (‖ מָוֶת).

n.m. ^{Pr 14:26} refuge, shelter;—abs. מַ׳ Job 24:8 + 5 times; מַחֲסֶה Psalms 46:2 + 2 times; cstr. מַחְסֵּה Isaiah 28:17; sf. מַחְסִּי Psalms 62:8 + 5 times; מַחֲסִי Psalms 71:7 Jeremiah 17:17, מַחְסֵּהוּ Psalms 14:6, מַחְסֵּנוּ Isaiah 28:15;—shelter:

n.pr.m. (י׳ is a refuge) ancestor of Baruch and Seraiah Jeremiah 32:12 (Baer מַחֲס׳) Jeremiah 51:59.

n.m. muzzle, אֶשְׁמְרָה־לְפִי מ׳ Psalms 39:2 let me keep a muzzle to my mouth, to avoid (hasty and) erring speech.

n.[m.] need, thing needed, poverty;—מ׳ abs. Proverbs 11:24 + 6 times; cstr. Judges 18:10; Judges 19:19; sf. מַחְסוֹרְךָ Judges 19:20; מַחְסֹרְךָ Proverbs 6:11; מַחְסֹרוֹ Deuteronomy 15:8; pl. sf. מַחְסֹרֶיךָ Proverbs 24:34;—

n.[m.] hewing, always אַבְנֵי מ׳ = hewn stones II Kings 12:13; II Kings 22:6 = II Chronicles 34:11 (in all ‖ עֵצִים).

n.f. half, middle—cstr. מַחֲצִית Exodus 30:13^(×2) + 8 times; מַחֲצִת Numbers 31:30, Numbers 31:47; sf. מַחֲצִיתוֹ Exodus 30:23, מַחֲצִיתָהּ Leviticus 6:13^(×2), מַחֲצִיתָם Numbers 31:29—

n.f. thought, device (chiefly poet. and late)—abs. מ׳ Jeremiah 18:11; Jeremiah 49:30; מַחֲשֶׁ֫בֶת Ezekiel 38:10; מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶת Exodus 35:33 II Chronicles 2:13; cstr. מַחֲשֶׁ֫בֶת Esther 8:5 II Chronicles 26:15; sf. מַחֲשַׁבְתּוֹ Esther 8:3; Esther 9:25; pl. מַחֲשָׁבוֹת Jeremiah 11:19 + 7 times; מַחֲשָׁבֹת Exodus 31:4 + 3 times; cstr. מַחְשְׁבוֹת Isaiah 59:7 + 13 times; מַחְשְׁבֹת Genesis 6:5; sf. מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי Isaiah 55:8 etc. + 19 times sfs.;—

n.m. dark place (poet.)—abs. מ׳ Isaiah 29:15; Isaiah 42:16; מַחְשָׁ֑ךְ Psalms 88:19; pl. מַחֲשַׁכִּים Psalms 88:7; Psalms 143:3 = Lamentations 3:6; cstr. מַחֲשַׁכֵּי Psalms 74:20;—dark place:

n.pr.m. (perhaps from מַחֲתֶה thing seized)—Levites:

n.f. terror, destruction, ruin, poet. (especially Pr)—abs. מ׳ Proverbs 10:14 + 8 times; cstr. מְחִתַּת Proverbs 10:15; Proverbs 14:28;—

n.[m.] slaughtering-place (Ph. מטבח id. CIS^i.175), Isaiah 14:21, for Babylonians (under implicit fig. of animals).

n.[m.] that which is spun, yarn, Exodus 35:25 (P).

n.m. hidden treasure, treasure;—abs. מַטְמוֹן Genesis 43:23; pl. מַטְמֹנִים Jeremiah 41:8 Proverbs 2:4; מַטְמוֹנִים Job 3:21; cstr. מַטְמֻנֵי Isaiah 45:3; (hidden) treasure Genesis 43:23 (of money in sacks); מַטְמֻנֵי מִסְתָּרים Isaiah 45:3 (i.e. treasures now hidden in secret places, shall become spoil of Cyrus; ‖ אוצרות חשׁך), Jeremiah 41:8, appos. חִטִּים שְׂעֹרִים שֶׁמֶן דבשׁ; in compar. Job 3:21 (longing for death more than for treasure), Proverbs 2:4 (wisdom sought for like treasure).

n.m. only pl. tasty or savoury food, dainties—מַטְעַמִּים Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 27:31 (all J); sf. מַטְעַמּוֹתָיו Proverbs 23:3; מַטְעַמֹּתָיו v Proverbs 23:6.

n.pr.f. mother-in-law of Hadar (Hadad) Genesis 36:39 𝔊 Ματρ(α)ε(ι)θ 𝔊 here, not in Ch, makes מ׳ son of Mezahab, i.e. n.pr.m.) = I Chronicles 1:50, 𝔊 Ματραδ, Ματρηθ.

n.pr.m. one who (with אֶלְדָּד) prophesied in the camp of Isr. Numbers 11:26, Numbers 11:27 (JE), 𝔊 Μωδαδ.

n.m. kinsman, מידע לְ Ruth 2:1 Kt, but Qr מוֹדַע a kinsman of her husband; fig. מֹדָע לַבִּינָה תִקְרָא Proverbs 7:4 a kinsman shalt thou call understanding (‖ אֱמֹר לְחָכְמָה אֲחֹתִי אָ֑תְּ).

n.m. ^{II Chronicles 1:12} knowledge, thought (late); מַדָּע II Chronicles 1:10 + 4 times; מַדָּֽעֲךָ Ecclesiastes 10:20;—

and (Ezekiel 18, Ezekiel 19) מַדֻּעַ adv. wherefore? (prob. contr. from מַה־יָּדוּעַ what being known? i.e. from what motive? so Ges Ew^{§ 325 c} Ol^{§ 222 f}, cf. in Gk. τί μαθών;)—wherefore? on what account? Genesis 26:27 מַדּוּעַ בָּאתֶם אֵלָ֑י, Genesis 40:7 Exodus 1:18; Exodus 2:18; Exodus 3:3 (in an indirect question), Exodus 5:14; Exodus 18:14 Leviticus 10:17 Joshua 17:14 (all in Hex), Judges 5:28^(×28) II Samuel 3:7; II Samuel 11:10 etc., Isaiah 5:4; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 63:2 (all in Is.); in Jer. 16 times, often rhetorically, after a double question introduced by הֲ … אִם, expressing affected surprise: †Jeremiah 2:14 (v. Gf) is Israel a slave (unable to defend himself)? wherefore, then, is he become a prey? (some other cause must therefore be found for Israel’s misfortune), v Jeremiah 2:31; Jeremiah 8:5, Jeremiah 8:19, Jeremiah 8:22; Jeremiah 14:19; Jeremiah 22:28; Jeremiah 49:1, cf. Jeremiah 30:6; Job 3:12; Job 18:3 (never in ψ).

n.[m.] the best, only cstr. מֵיטַב and as superl.; the best of a thing: מ׳ שָׂדֵהוּ וּמ׳ כַּרְמוֹ Exodus 22:4 (JE) the best of his field and the best of his vineyard (choicest fruit); מ׳ הַצֹּאן the best of the sheep I Samuel 15:9, I Samuel 15:15; בְּמ׳ הָאָרֶץ in the best of the land Genesis 47:6, Genesis 47:11 (P).

n.f. kindred, birth, offspring;—מ׳ cstr. Leviticus 18:9, Leviticus 18:11; sf. מוֹלַדְתִּי Genesis 24:4 + 3 times, etc.; pl. sf. מוֹלְדוֹתַיִךְ Ezekiel 16:4; מֹלְדֹתַיִךְ v Ezekiel 16:3;—

n.pr.m. a Judahite I Chronicles 2:29.

n.m. Isaiah 23:16 foundation, foundation-laying;—מוּסָד Isaiah 28:16 (v. יסד Hoph.); עַד־הַיּוֹם מוּסַד בית י׳ II Chronicles 8:16 until the day (of) the foundation-laying of the house of י׳.

n.f. foundation, appointment מַטֵּה מוּסָדָה Isaiah 30:32 rod of appointment (cf. Habakkuk 1:12 יָסַד), appointed rod (of punishment); pl. cstr. מוּסְדוֹת Ezekiel 41:8 Qr, must mean foundations (si vera l.); Kt perhaps intends Pu. Pt. מְיֻסָּדוֹת founded, furnished with foundations (conject. emendation by Co).

n.m. Proverbs 15:10 discipline (of the moral nature), chastening, correction;—מ׳ Jeremiah 2:30 + 31 times (Ezekiel 5:15 del. Co); cstr. מוּסַר Deuteronomy 11:2 + 14 times (for Job 12:18 see אסר); sf. מוּסָרִי Proverbs 8:10; מוּסָֽרְךָ Isaiah 26:16; מֹסָרָם Job 33:16 (for מֻסָרָם Di);—

n.m. Psalms 102:14 appointed time, place, meeting; מ׳ Exodus 9:5 + 183 times; מֹעֵד Deuteronomy 31:10; מוֹעֲדוֹ Numbers 9:2 + 2 times; מֹעֲדוֹ Lamentations 2:6 + 3 times + 5 times sfs.; pl. מוֹעְדִים Daniel 12:7 + 6 times; מֹעֲדִים Zechariah 8:19 I Chronicles 23:31; מוֹעֲדוֹת II Chronicles 8:13; cstr. מוֹעֲדֵי Leviticus 23:2 + 6 times; מֹעֲדֵי Leviticus 23:44; sfs. מוֹעֲדַי Ezekiel 44:24; מֹעֲדֵיכֶם Numbers 15:3 + 6 times sfs;—

n.m. ^{Hosea 6:3} place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring;—abs. מ׳ Job 28:1 Psalms 75:7; cstr. מ׳ Numbers 30:13 + 9 times; מֹצָא Job 38:27; Daniel 9:25; sf. מוֹצָאֲךָ II Samuel 3:25; מֹצָאוֹ Hosea 6:3; מוֹצָאוֹ Psalms 19:7; pl. cstr. מוֹצָאֵי Isaiah 41:18 + 5 times; sf. מוֹצָאָיו Ezekiel 43:11; מוֹצָאֵיהֶם Numbers 33:2^(×2); מוֹצָאֵיהֶן Ezekiel 42:11;—

n.m. a casting; מ׳ אֶחָד I Kings 7:37 (of metal); of dust compacted into clod בְּצֶקֶת עָפָר לַמּוּצָק Job 38:38.—ii. מוצק v. sub צוק.

n.[m.] a burning mass;—abs. עַצְמוֹתַי כְּמוֹקֵד נִחָ֑רוּ Psalms 102:4 my bones are scorched through like a burning mass; pl. cstr., fig. of י׳’s judgment, מוֹקְדֵי עוֹלָם Isaiah 33:14 (‖ אֵשׁ אוֹכֵלָ֔ה).

n.f. hearth (= place of burning), only of 3, the plate or top of altar, on which burnt-offering was laid and consumed, הִוא הָעוֹלָה עַל מ׳ עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ Leviticus 6:2 (sq. וְאֵשׁ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ תּוּקַד בּוֹ).

n.m. ^{Proverbs 12:13} proposes a bait or lure in a fowler’s net; then fig. snare—abs. מוֹקֵשׁ Exodus 10:7 + 15 times; cstr. Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 20:25; pl. מוֹקְשִׁים Psalms 64:6 Job 40:24; מֹקְשִׁים Psalms 140:6; cstr. מוֹקְשֵי Psalms 18:6 + 3 times; מֹקְשֵׁי II Samuel 22:6; f. מֹקְשׁוֹת Psalms 141:9; bait or lure, in a net for birds Amos 3:5; will not pierce nostril of hippopotamus Job 40:24; elsewhere fig. of what allures and entraps any one to disaster or ruin; Moses a snare to Egyptians Exodus 10:7 (J); מוֹקְשֵׁי עָם Job 34:30, of men who are the ruin of their people; idols and idol-worship a pernicious lure to Israel Exodus 23:33 (JE), Deuteronomy 7:16 Judges 2:3; Judges 8:27 Psalms 106:36; so alliances with Canaanites Exodus 34:12 (JE), Joshua 23:13 (D); Michal, to David I Samuel 18:21; of י׳ as cause of ruin to evildoers Isaiah 8:14; of plots of wicked Psalms 64:6; Psalms 140:6 (vb. שִׁית; ‖ פַּח, חֲבָלִים, רֶשֶׁת), Psalms 141:9 (‖ פַּח); a lure or snare for wicked in their transgressions Proverbs 29:6 Psalms 69:23 (‖ פַּח); consisting in transgressions of lips Proverbs 12:13, cf. Proverbs 18:7; Proverbs 20:25; in wrathfulness Proverbs 22:25; in fear of man Proverbs 29:25; מ׳ מָוֶת Psalms 18:6 = II Samuel 22:6 (‖ חֶבְלֵי שְׁאוֹל), Proverbs 13:14; Proverbs 14:27.

n.m. ^{Deuteronomy 4:34} fear, מ׳ Malachi 2:5 + 3 times; מֹרָא Deuteronomy 26:8; sfs. מוֹרָאִי Malachi 1:6; מוֹרָאוֹ Isaiah 8:12; מוֹרַאֲכֶם v Isaiah 8:13 + 2 times; pl. מוֹרָאִים Deuteronomy 4:34;—

n.[m.] שִׁיתָה מוֹרָה לָהֶם Psalms 9:21, prob. appoint (Hosea 6:11) terror (i.e. some awe-inspiring exhibition of power) for them Thes SS RV Ew De Hu Pe Che after Mas 𝔗 Aq Jer (מוֹרָה a variation of or prob. error for מוֹרָא); poss. set them a teacher, master Bae after 𝔊 𝔙 𝔖 מוֹרֶה, νομοθέτην; neither altogether satisfactory.

n.[m.] descent, slope; abs. מו׳ Micah 1:4 + 2 times; cstr. מוֹרַד Joshua 10:11 Jeremiah 48:5;—

n.m. Psalms 84:7 (early) rain (cf. יוֹרֶה);—Joel 2:23 (‖ גֶּשֶׁם, מַלְקוֹשׁ) v Joel 2:23 (del. We), Psalms 84:7.

n.m. Isaiah 30, Isaiah 20 teacher;—abs. in אֵלוֹן מוֹרֶה Genesis 12:6 (J) = אֵלוֹנֵי מֹרֶה Deuteronomy 11:30 (Sam 𝔊 אֵלוֹן), the teacher’s terebinth (see אֵלוֹן) near Shechem; cf. גִּבְעַת הַמּוֹרֶה Judges 7:1 teacher’s hill near the plain of Jezreel, prob. Little Hermon, Nebî Daḥî Bd^{Pal. 244}; the terebinth being a holy tree from which divine teaching was given, and the hill of the teacher the seat of a holy place whence divine teaching was given; see also (of God) Job 36:22; here belong prob. likewise מוֹרָ֑י Proverbs 5:13, and מוֹרֶיךָ Isaiah 30:20^(×2).

n.f. a possession;—מ׳ Exodus 6:8 + 8 times;—of land Deuteronomy 33:4 (poem), Exodus 6:8 (P), Ezekiel 11:15; Ezekiel 25:10; Ezekiel 33:24; Ezekiel 36:2, Ezekiel 36:5; of people Ezekiel 25:4; Ezekiel 36:3.

n.m. ^{II Kings 2:19} seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers;—abs. מ׳ Psalms 107:4 + 4 times; cstr. מוֹשַׁב Exodus 12:40 + 9 times; sf. מוֹשָׁבִי Job 29:7 etc.; pl. cstr. מוֹשְׁבֵי Ezekiel 34:13; sf. 2 mpl. מוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם etc. Exodus 12:20 + 11 times; sf. 3 mpl. מוֹשְׁבֹתָם etc. Exodus 10:23 + 5 times; מוֹשְׁבֹתֵיהֶם Ezekiel 37:23, but read מְשׁוּב׳ their apostasies 𝔊 Comm., see VB; מוֹשְׁבוֹתֵיהֶם Ezekiel 6:14;—

n.pr.m. (deliverance)—son of Caleb I Chronicles 2:42, 𝔊 Μαρεισα, 𝔖L Μουσα.

n.m. ^{Jeremiah 48:8} level place, uprightness;—מ׳ Psalms 27:11 + 9 times; מִישֹׁר Zechariah 4:7 (v. Baer) + 12 times;—

n.m. ^{Proverbs 14:23} abundance, pre-eminence;—

n.m. ^{Psalms 32:10} pain;—מ׳ abs. Ecclesiastes 1:18 + 2 times; cstr. Psalms 69:27; sf. מַכְאוֹבִי (מַכְאֹבִי) Psalms 38:18 + 3 times, etc.; pl. מַכְאוֹבִים Psalms 32:10 Ecclesiastes 2:23; מַכְאֹבוֹת Isaiah 53:3; sf. מַכְאֹבָיו Exodus 3:7; מַכְאֹבֵינוּ Isaiah 53:4;—

(van d. H. מַכְבֵּנָא) n.pr.loc. I Chronicles 2:49 (represented as having שְׁוָא for father; poss. = foregoing), 𝔊 Μαχαβηνα, 𝔊L Μαχβανα.

n.pr.m. a hero of David I Chronicles 12:14.

n.m. grating or lattice-work, cstr. מִכְבַּר;—Exodus 27:4 and thou shalt make for it (the alter of burnt-offering in the tab.) מִכְבָּר מַעֲשֵׂה רֶשֶׁת נְחשֶׁת a grating, (even) a network of bronze, which surrounded the lower half of the altar (v Exodus 27:5): so Exodus 38:4; מִכְבַּר הַנְּחשֶׁת Exodus 35:16; Exodus 38:5, Exodus 38:30; Exodus 39:39.

n.m. Daniel 8, Daniel 11 fixed or established place, foundation (chiefly poet.);—abs. מ׳ Exodus 15:17 + 2 times; cstr. מְכוֹן I Kings 8:39 + 10 times; sf. מְכוֹנִי Isaiah 18:4, מְכוֹנוֹ Ezra 2:68; pl. sf. מְכוֹנֶיהָ Psalms 104:5;—

n.m. perfection, i.e. (prob.) gorgeous attire, Ezekiel 23:12; Ezekiel 38:4 (of warriors) לְבֻשֵׁי מִכְלוֹל.

n.m. completeness, perfection, Psalms 50:2 מִצִּיּוֹן מִכְלַל יֹ֑פִי out of Zion, the perfection of beauty (cf. כָּלִיל 1), hath God shined.

n.pr.loc. Ezra 2:27 = Nehemiah 7:30; = מִכְמָשׂ (v. Baer’s notes) I Samuel 13:2 + 6 times 1 S, + 2 times;—city in Benjamin, N. from Geba and Jerusalem I Samuel 13:2, I Samuel 13:5 (E. from Bethaven), v I Samuel 13:11, I Samuel 13:16, I Samuel 13:23; I Samuel 14:5, I Samuel 14:31 Isaiah 10:28 Nehemiah 11:31; אַנְשֵׁי מ׳ Ezra 2:27 = Nehemiah 7:30. 𝔊 Μαχ(ε)μας, etc. (On Mikmās v. Rob^{BR i, 440 ff.} Buhl^{Geogr. § 96}).

n.[m.] net, snare, bringing an animal to its fall, כְּתוֹא מ׳ Isaiah 51:20 like an antelope of (in) a net or snare (cf. ii. חֵרֶם p. 357, ii. רֶשֶׁת p. 440).

net, snare (v. foregoing)—pl. sf. יִפְּלוּ בְּמַכְמֹרָיו רְשָׁעִים Psalms 141:10; so Gr Che Psalms 140:11 (במכמרות for MT בְּמַהֲמֹרוֹת, v. p. 243).

n.f. net, fishing-net; sg. sf. מִכְמַרְתּוֹ Habakkuk 1:15 (‖ חַכָּה, and חֵרֶם), v Habakkuk 1:16, both in fig. of conquering Chaldeans.

n.f. id.; וּפֹרְשֵׂי מ׳ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַיִם Isaiah 19:8 (‖ מַשְׁלִיכֵי בַיְאוֹר חַכָּה).

n.m. ^{Ezekiel 44:18} only du. (or pl.) drawers (connex. with above √ כנס obscure; Di der. from כנס = גנז cover up, hide (cf. Du Isaiah 28:20), which Thes also comp.)—only cstr. מִכְנְסֵי;—a priestly garment of linen מִכְנְסֵי פִשְׁתִּים Ezekiel 44:18; מִכְנְסֵי (הַ)בָּד Exodus 28:42; Exodus 39:28 Leviticus 6:3; Leviticus 16:4 (all P).

n.[m.] covering;—מ׳ Exodus 26:14; Exodus 36:19; cstr. מִכְסֵה Genesis 8:13 + 10 times; sf. מִכְסֵהוּ Exodus 35:11 + 2 times;—

n.m. computation, proportion to be paid, tax (Palm. מכסא Reckendorf^{ZMG 1885, 379 ff.}; NH מֶכֶס, Aramaic מִכְסָא, ܡܰܟܣܳܐ tax (hence Arabic مَكْسٌ as loan-word Frä²⁸³); Assyrian miksu, Dl^{HWB 407} (√ מכס); NH מוֹכֵס tax-collector; so Assyrian makkasu, cf. Arabic مَكَّاسٌ )—Numbers 31:28 וַהֲרֵמֹתָ֫ מ׳ לי׳ and thou shalt separate a tax (duty levied on the spoil) for י׳, v Numbers 31:37, Numbers 31:38, Numbers 31:39, Numbers 31:40, Numbers 31:41 (all P).

n.m. ^{Jeremiah 6:21} a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling-block;—מ׳ abs. Isaiah 8:14 + 3 times, מִכְשֹׁל Leviticus 19:14; cstr. מִכְשׁוֹל I Samuel 25:31 + 6 times Ez; pl. מִכְשֹׁלִים Jeremiah 6:21 + Ezekiel 21:20 MT (Co al. מֻכְשָׁלִים, v. infr.);—

n.m. II Chronicles 21:12 writing;—abs. מ׳ Deuteronomy 10:4 + 5 times; cstr. מִכְתַּב Exodus 32:16 + 2 times;—

n.[m.] Mikhtām, a term. techn. in ψ-titles, meaning unknown (𝔊 στηλογραφία: cf. Bae Ps. p. xiii f.); always c. לְדָוִד:—מ׳ לְדָוִד Psalms 16:1; Psalms 60:1; לְדָוִד מ׳ Psalms 56:1; Psalms 57:1; Psalms 58:1; Psalms 59:1.

n.m. messenger;—מ׳ Exodus 23:20 + 48 times; cstr. מַלְאַךְ Genesis 16:7 + 69 times; sfs. מַלְאָכִי Exodus 23:23 + 3 times; מַלְאָכוֹ Genesis 24:7, Genesis 24:40; pl. מַלְאָכִים Genesis 32:4 + 63 times + מלאכים II Samuel 11:1 Kt (< Qr מלכים); cstr. מַלְאֲכֵי Genesis 28:12 + 11 times; מַלְאָכֶיךָ Numbers 24:12, II Kings 19:23; מַלְאָכֵכֵה Nahum 2:14 error for מַלְאָכֵכִי = מַלְאָכַיְכִי Ges^{§ 91, (2), Anm. 2} or < for מַלְאָכֵךְ by dittogr. from foll. הוֹי Kö ^{ii. 1.S 571}). מַלְאָכָיו II Chronicles 36:15 + 8 times;—

n.f. occupation, work (for מַלְאָכָה; cf. Ph. מלאכת labour)—מ׳ Exodus 12:16 + 102 times; מְלָ֑אכֶת II Chronicles 13:10; cstr. מְלֶאכֶת Exodus 35:24 + 42 times; sf. מְלַאכְתְּךָ Jonah 1:8; מְלַאכְתֶּ֑ךָ Exodus 20:9 + 2 times; מְלַאכְתּוֹ Genesis 2:2 + 13 times; pl. cstr. מַלְאֲכוֹת I Chronicles 28:19; sf. מַלְאֲכוֹתֶיךָ Psalms 73:28;—

appar. n.pr.m. Malachi, Malachi 1:1, but in fact not historical name of author, nor pseudonym for Ezra; prob. a conjecture based on Malachi 3:1; so many moderns; see Dr ^Intr.

[מַלְבֻּשׁ] n.m. ^{Zephaniah 1:8} raiment, attire;—abs. II Kings 10:22 + 2 times; sf. מַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ Ezekiel 16:3; pl. sf. מַלְבּוּשַׁי Isaiah 63:3; מַלְבּוּשֵׁיהֶם II Chronicles 9:4^(×2), מַלְבֻּשֵׁיהֶם I Kings 10:5;—raiment, II Kings 10:22 (for worshippers, ‖ לְבוּשׁ), Job 27:16 (as wealth); of Jerus. under fig. of infant Ezekiel 16:13; מַל׳ נָכְרִי Zephaniah 1:8 foreign attire (acc. with לָבַשׁ); pl. of garments of Sol.’s servants I Kings 10:5 = II Chronicles 9:4 a, + II Chronicles 9 II Chronicles 4 b; of י׳ under fig. of warrior Isaiah 63:3.

n.m. lodging-place, inn, khan;—abs. מ׳ Genesis 42:27 + 5 times; cstr. מְלוֹן II Kings 19:23; Jeremiah 9:1;—lodging-place, inn, khal (?) Genesis 42:27; Genesis 43:21; Exodus 4:24; מְ׳ אֹרְחִים Jeremiah 9:1; = camp (of Isr.) for a night, Joshua 4:3 (+ לין), v Joshua 4:8; of Assyrians Isaiah 10:29; fig. מְלוֹן קִצֹּה֯ II Kings 19:23, i.e. its (Lebanon’s) remotest camping-ground, hyperb. of Assyrian conquest; so read prob. in ‖ Isaiah 37:24 for MT מְרוֹם ק׳, cf. Di Du Kit Che^Hpt..

n.f. battle, war;—abs. מ׳ Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8 Exodus 1:10 +; cstr. מִלְחֶ֫מֶת I Samuel 13:22 (מ׳ מִכְמָשׁ 𝔊 Th We Bu HPS Ew^{§ 188 c} Kö^{ii 182} > abs. Thes al.); sf. מִלְחַמְתִּי II Chronicles 35:21; מִלְחַמְתְּךָ II Samuel 11:25; מִלְחַמְתֶּ֑ךָ Isaiah 41:12, etc.; pl. מִלְחָמוֹת Isaiah 42:13 + 7 times Ch ψψ; cstr. מִלְחֲמוֹת Judges 3:1 +, etc.;—battle, Genesis 14:8 I Samuel 17:1, I Samuel 17:2, I Samuel 17:8; I Samuel 31:3 I Kings 20:14, I Kings 20:18, I Kings 20:29, I Kings 20:39 + often; war, Genesis 14:2 Exodus 1:10 Deuteronomy 20:12 Joshua 11:23; Joshua 14:15 II Samuel 3:1 (וַתְּהִי הַמִּלְחָמָה אֲרֻכָּה) +; מִלְחֲמוֹת כְּנָ֑עַן Judges 3:1; סֵפֶר מִלְחֲמֹת י׳ Numbers 21:14 (JE); acc. cogn. c. נלחם †I Samuel 8:20 II Chronicles 32:8 and (מִלְחֲמוֹת י׳) I Samuel 18:17; I Samuel 25:28†; = art of war, למד מ׳ Isaiah 2:4 learn war = Micah 4:3; למּד מ׳ Judges 3:2 teach war, fighting; מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמּ׳ II Samuel 22:35 = Psalms 18:35, cf. Psalms 144:1; לְמוּדֵי מ׳ I Chronicles 5:18, מְלֻמְּדֵי מ׳ Song of Songs 3:8 instructed in war; once = battlefield וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד הַמּ׳ I Samuel 14:20 (so Kit^KauAT). The most freq. phrases are: †אִישׁ מ׳ Isaiah 3:2 I Samuel 16:18; I Samuel 17:33 II Samuel 17:8 Ezekiel 39:20 Joshua 17:1 (P), also (coll.) Judges 20:17, of י׳ Exodus 15:3 (poem); אַנְשֵׁי הַמּ׳ Joshua 6:3; Joshua 10:24 (both JE), Deuteronomy 2:14, Deuteronomy 2:16 Joshua 5:4, Joshua 5:6 (all D), Jeremiah 38:4; Jeremiah 39:4; Jeremiah 41:3, Jeremiah 41:16; Jeremiah 49:26; Jeremiah 51:32; Jeremiah 52:7, Jeremiah 52:25, also I Kings 9:22 II Kings 25:4 Numbers 31:28, Numbers 31:49 (P), Joel 4:9; late אַנְשֵׁי מ׳ Joel 2:7 I Chronicles 12:39 (v I Chronicles 12:38 van d. H) II Chronicles 8:9; II Chronicles 17:13; אִישׁ מִלְחָמוֹת Isaiah 42:13 I Chronicles 28:3; אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחַמְתָּהּ Jeremiah 50:30 her men of war, cf. Isaiah 41:12 Ezekiel 27:10, Ezekiel 27:27; אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוֹת תֹּעִי II Samuel 8:10 a man of battles of Toi, i.e. his frequent opponent (v. Dr), = I Chronicles 18:10; seldom גִּבּוֹר מ׳ Psalms 24:8 (of י׳), גִּבּוֹרֵי מ׳ II Chronicles 13:3; שָׂרֵי מִלְחָמוֹת II Chronicles 32:6; עַם הַמּ׳ Joshua 8:1, Joshua 8:3; Joshua 10:7; Joshua 11:7, cf. Joshua 8:11 (all JE), cf. also I Samuel 13:16 add. 𝔊 We Dr, cf. Klo; אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל לַמּ׳ Jeremiah 48:14; צְבָא מ׳ battle-host Isaiah 13:4, so צ׳ הַמּ׳ Numbers 31:14 (P); also גְּדוּדֵי צְבָא מ׳ I Chronicles 7:4, יֹצְאֵי צ׳ לַמּ׳ v I Chronicles 7:11, אַנְשֵׁי צָבָא לַמּ׳ I Chronicles 12:9 (v I Chronicles 12:8 van d. H)†; weapons of war, כְּלֵי (ה)מ׳ Judges 18:11, Judges 18:17 Jeremiah 21:4; Jeremiah 51:20 I Chronicles 12:34 (v I Chronicles 12:33 van d. H), also fig. II Samuel 1:27 (‖ גִּבּוֹרִים); כְּלֵי צְבָא מ׳ I Chronicles 12:38 (v I Chronicles 12:37 van d. H.); קֶשֶׁת מ׳ Zechariah 9:10; Zechariah 10:4; כְּלֵי מִלְחַמְתּוֹ his weapons of war I Samuel 8:12 Deuteronomy 1:41, cf. Judges 18:16 Ezekiel 32:17; דִּבְרֵי הַמּ׳ = the news of the battle II Samuel 11:18, II Samuel 11:19 + v II Samuel 11:22 add. 𝔊 The We Klo Dr Bu. Freq. combin. with vbs. are: עָרַךְ מ׳ draw up battle-line Judges 20:22 +, sq. אֵת with = against Genesis 14:8 Judges 20:20, sq. עִם II Chronicles 13:3; אסר המּ׳ i.e. begin the battle I Kings 20:14, cf. II Chronicles 13:3; וַתִּקְרַב הַמּ׳ I Kings 20:29 and the battle was joined; עָשָׂה מ׳ make war Proverbs 20:8; Proverbs 24:6 I Chronicles 22:8, sq. אֵת with Genesis 14:2 Joshua 11:18 (D), sq. עִם Deuteronomy 20:12, Deuteronomy 20:20 I Chronicles 5:10, I Chronicles 5:19; †יָצָא לַמּ׳ עִם Judges 20:14, Judges 20:20, Judges 20:28, c. עַל I Kings 8:44 II Chronicles 6:34; הָלַךְ לַמּ׳ עִם II Kings 8:28; נגשׁ לַמּ׳ עִם Judges 20:23, c. בְּ I Samuel 7:10 II Samuel 10:13, abs. Jeremiah 46:3†; וַתְּהִי הַמּ׳ עִם II Samuel 21:18, II Samuel 21:19, c. בֵּין II Samuel 3:1, cf. v II Samuel 3:6 +; †קִדַּשׁ מ׳ consecrate war, i.e. open a campaign (with sacred rites, Che) Micah 3:5 Jeremiah 6:4 (both c. על), Joel 4:9; cf. †וְהַמּ׳ הִדְבִּיקָתְהוּ Judges 20:42 and the battle clung to them; וַתַּעֲלֶה הַמּ׳ II Samuel 22:35 and the battle rose (high) = II Chronicles 18:34; וַתִּטּשׁ הַמּ׳ I Samuel 4:2, read וַתֵּט הַמּ׳ (𝔊 We Klo Bu, cf. Dr) and the battle inclined (in favour of one side); נָפוֹצֶת הַמּ׳ II Samuel 18:8 Qr the battle was spread (extended), so read I Samuel 14:24 add. 𝔊 The We Klo Dr; תָּקוּם עָלַי מ׳ Psalms 27:3 if war rise against me†; הַמּ׳ כָּבֵ֑דָה Judges 20:34 the battle was severe, cf. וַתִּכְבַּד הַמּ׳ אֶל־שָׁאוּל I Samuel 31:3 = I Chronicles 10:3 (על for אל); so וַתְּהִי הַמּ׳ חֲזָקָה I Samuel 14:52, חָזַק מִמֶּנּוּ הַמּ׳ II Kings 3:26; וַתְּהִי הַמּ׳ קָשָׁה II Samuel 2:17: cf. כֹּבֶד מ׳ Isaiah 21:15, עֱזוּז מ׳ Isaiah 42:25.

n.m. ^{Isaiah 49:25} booty, prey (cf. לָקַח 9);—הֲיֻקַּח מִגִּבּוֹר מ׳ Isaiah 49:24 (‖ שְׁבִי), cf. v Isaiah 49:25 (‖ id.); Numbers 31:26 (‖ id.), Numbers 31:11 (‖ שָׁלָל), v Numbers 31:12 (‖ id. + שְׁבִי, i.e. here, only, disting. from captives), v Numbers 31:32 (‖ יֶתֶר הַבָּ֔ז), v Numbers 31:27.

n.[m.] jaw (as taking, seizing food);—du. sf. וּלְשׁוֹנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֹחָ֑י Psalms 22:16 and my tongue is made to cleave to my jaws, i.e. my gums.

[מַלְקָחַיִם] n.[m.]du. tongs, snuffers;—

n.m. ^{Jeremiah 3:3} latter-rain, spring-rain (i.e. showers of March–April; important, as strengthening and maturing crops); מ׳ Hosea 6:3 + 7 times;—related to גֶּשֶׁם as particular to general, opp. יוֹרֶה (former rain, q.v.): Hosea 6:3 Jeremiah 5:24, so opp. מוֹרֶה Joel 2:23; particular under מָטָר Deuteronomy 11:14 (opp. יוֹרֶה), Zechariah 10:1 (+ מְטַר־גֶּשֶׁם), Job 29:23; ‖ רְבִבִים Jeremiah 3:3; עָב מ׳ Proverbs 16:15 spring-rain-cloud (sim. of king’s favour).

(√ of following Assyrian ma’âdu, be many, increase; maʾadu, many; ma’adiš, in abundance, Dl^{HWB, 388 f.}; cf. Sab. מאד to add, DHM^{ZMG 1883, 342 f.} Hom^{Süd-Ar. Chr. 127}; Arabic مَأَدَ begin to grow, of plant).

n.m. muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly (cf. Assyrian mu’du, abundance, Hom^{ZMG 1878, 711} (‘treasures ana mu’di, in abundance’) Dl^HWB 399):—

n.f. hundred (NH id.; MI ²⁰ מאתן (du.); SI⁵ מאת, מאתים (du.); Ph. מאת, מאתם (du.); Assyrian mê (prob., Dl^{§ 75}), TelAm. me-at Wkl^{TelAm. 20}; Arabic مِاىَٔةٌ; Sab. מאת, מאתם Os^{ZMG x. 1856, 49; CIS iv. i. 6, 4; 46, 6}; מאה Eut^{Sin. 457}; Ethiopic ምእት:; Aramaic מְאָה, ܡܳܐܐ; Palm. תלת מאה 300 Vog^{Palm. 6, 4}; Nab. מאה Eut^{Nab 8, 9});—מ׳ Genesis 6:3 + 144 times; cstr. מְאַת Genesis 5:3 + 30 times (on מְאַת Ecclesiastes 8:12 v. 1 d infr.); pl. abs. מֵאוֹת Genesis 5:9 + 324 times (מֵאֹת only Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:30); המאיות Kt II Kings 11:4 + 3 times II Kings 11; du. מָאתַיִם (-תָ֑יִם) Genesis 11:19 + 76 times (but I Samuel 18:27 read מֵאָה (מְאַת) 𝔊𝔊 We Dr Kit Bu HPS);—hundred:—

n.f. used as n.pr. of tower on northern wall of Jerus., מִגְדַּל הַמֵּאָה Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39.

v. sub i. אוה.

n.m. ^{Job 31:7} blemish, defect (for מְאוּם, which, although found only late, is (si vera l.) appar.original form, Kö^{ii. 146});—מ׳ abs.:

n.m. ^{Leviticus 21:17} (= foregoing; quiesc. א om.) (NH id.; Aramaic מוּמָא, ܡܽܘܡܳܐ );—abs. מ׳ Leviticus 21:17 + 16 times; sf. מוּמוֹ Proverbs 9:7; מוּמָם Deuteronomy 32:5;—blemish, defect (chiefly H):

pron.indef. anything (according to Thes from מָה וּמָה, like quidquid, against which is the Mil‘el tone; according to Ol^{254, 255, 386} Kö^{ii. 146} an old accus. from מאוּם in sense of speck, particle, cf. Fr point: in Assyrian manman (proposes who? who?), assim. mamman, or manma (man, who? + generalizing ma), mamma, is any one, minma (min, what? + ma), mimma, is anything, Dl^{§ 60,}Dl^{HWB 418 f.} W^{SG 125 f.});—anything, usually in negative sentences, as Genesis 22:12 ואל־תעשׂ לו מאומה (euphem. for something bad), Genesis 30:31 לֹא־תִתֶּן־לִי מאומה, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9; Genesis 40:15 (euphem.), I Samuel 12:4, I Samuel 12:5; I Samuel 20:26, I Samuel 20:39; I Samuel 25:7, I Samuel 25:15, I Samuel 25:21; I Samuel 29:3 etc., Judges 14:6 ומאומה אין בידו, Ecclesiastes 5:14 ומ׳ לא ישׂא בעמלו, I Kings 18:43 אין מ׳ lit. nought of anything! Jeremiah 39:12 ואל תעשׂ לו מאומה רָּע; strengthened by כֹּל †Genesis 39:23; II Samuel 3:35; after אִם = surely not, II Samuel 3:35; in interrog. sentence Numbers 22:38; in affirm. sentence Deuteronomy 24:10 כִּי־תַשֶּׁה בֳרֵעֲךָ מַשַּׁאת מ׳ a pledge of (= consisting in) anything, II Samuel 13:2 (euphem.), II Kings 5:20 (var. מוּמָח). Adverbially, I Samuel 21:3 אישׁ אל ידע מ׳ את הדבר let no one know of the matter in anything at all.

[מְאוּרָה] v. אור.

v. אכל.

v. אָמַר.

vb. Pi. refuse (Qal perhaps be distasteful, cf. Syriac ܡܶܐܢ taeduit, piguit, Aph. be slothful; NH Pi., as term. techn. of girl, refuse to acknowledge marriage contract; poss. akin to Ethiopic መነነ reject; Arabic مَأَنَ is sustain, maintain);—

adj.verb. refusing, sq. Inf., and always of disobeying י׳; Exodus 7:27; Exodus 9:2; Exodus 10:4 (all J), Jeremiah 38:21.

vb. reject (NH id.; Aramaic מְאַס reject, despise; BA^{ES 15} comp. (dub.) Arabic مَعَسَ lightly esteem (Ḳam.; Assyrian ma’âsu is perhaps destroy Meissn^{Suppl. 55});—

v. אפה.

v. אפל.

v. בוא.

n.m. ^{Genesis 7:6} flood in time of Noah (NH id.; Jew.-Aramaic; מַבּוּלָא; Syriac ܡܳܡܽܘܠܴܐ; der. dub.; Thes al. √ יבל, but improb., v. Dl^{Prol. 122 f.}; poss. old Assyrian (Bab.) loan-word (yet form unkn. in Assyrian), or from √ נבל = Assyrian nabâlu, destroy Dl^{HWB443 f.}; cf. Dl^{Par. 156}; ^{Prol. 122} Che ^{ψ 29, 10 crit. n., Hbr. iii. 3, 175 f.}, O. Whitehouse^{COT ii. 293});—מ׳ only Gn and Psalms 29:10; always abs. and always c. art. except Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15;—וַיְהִי הַמּ׳ Genesis 7:17; לֹא יִהְיֶה עוֹד מ׳ Genesis 9:11; foll. by מַיִם as appos. Genesis 6:17; Genesis 7:6; מֵי הַמּ׳ Genesis 7:7, Genesis 7:10; Genesis 9:11; לֹא־יִהְיֶה עוֹד הַמַּיִם לְמ׳ Genesis 9:15; as epoch, in phr. אַחַר הַמּ׳ Genesis 9:28; Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:32; Genesis 11:10 (del. as gloss Bu Di); י׳ לַמּ׳ יָשָׁ֑ב Psalms 29:10 י׳ at the flood sat enthroned (so most; Che ^{v. crit. n.} ‘at the storm’ (destruction = destructive storm Id^Hbrl.c.), but הַמּ׳ seems in all the other passages to be almost = n.pr. of the flood; cf. also מֵי נֹחַ Isaiah 54:9^(×2)).

i, ii. מִבְחָר v. בחר.

v. בטא.

v. בטח.

v. סִבְּכַי.

v. בצר.

n.pr.m. Edomite chief Genesis 36:42 = I Chronicles 1:53; A 𝔊 L Μαζαρ, A (in Ch) Μαβσαρ;—on n.pr.loc. Mabsar (Onom.^{277, 63; 137, 11}) cf. Buhl^{Edom. 38}).

v. בשׂם.

v. גבשׁ.

v. גבל.