Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #4050 - מְגֵרָה megerah (a saw)

Original Word:	מְגֵרָה
Transliteration:	megerah
Definition:	a saw
Part of Speech:	Noun Feminine
Phonetic Spelling:	(meg-ay-raw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

axe, saw

From garar; a saw -- axe, saw.

see HEBREW garar

Englishman's Concordance

1) saw (for stone cutting)
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H1641
Same Word by TWOT Number: 386e

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מְגֵרָהnoun femininesaw (Late Hebrew id., perhaps from its harsh dragging sound) — מְגֵרָה2 Samuel 12:31 a + 2 t.; plural מְגֵרוֺת1 Chronicles 20:3 (< מַגְזְרוֺת2 Samuel 12:31 b) — saw, used in cutting stone מְגֹרָרוֺת בַּמְּגֵרָה1 Kings 7:9; used in torture (or as tools for enforced labour) of captives 2 Samuel 12:31 a 1 Chronicles 20:3 a.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4050. מְגֵרָה (megerah) — 4 Occurrences

2 Samuel 12:31
HEB:הוֹצִ֗יא וַיָּ֣שֶׂם בַּ֠מְּגֵרָה וּבַחֲרִצֵ֨י הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל
NAS: were in it, and set [them] under saws, sharp
KJV: that [were] therein, and put [them] under saws, and under harrows
INT: brought and set saws sharp iron

1 Kings 7:9
HEB:גָּזִ֔ית מְגֹרָר֥וֹת בַּמְּגֵרָ֖ה מִבַּ֣יִת וּמִח֑וּץ
NAS: sawed with saws, inside
KJV: sawed with saws, within
INT: of stone sawed saws within the outside

1 Chronicles 20:3
HEB:הוֹצִ֗יא וַיָּ֨שַׂר בַּמְּגֵרָ֜ה וּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤י הַבַּרְזֶל֙
NAS: [were] in it, and cut [them] with saws and with sharp instruments
KJV: that [were] in it, and cut [them] with saws, and with harrows
INT: brought and cut saws sharp of iron

1 Chronicles 20:3
HEB:וּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤י הַבַּרְזֶל֙ וּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹת וְכֵן֙ יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה
NAS: and with sharp instruments and with axes. And thus
KJV: of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt
INT: sharp of iron axes and thus did

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