Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #4206 - מָזִיחַ maziyach (a girdle)

Original Word:	מָזִיחַ
Transliteration:	maziyach
Definition:	a girdle
Part of Speech:	Noun Masculine
Phonetic Spelling:	(maw-zee'-akh)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

girdle, strength

Or mezach {may-zakh'}; from zachach; a belt (as movable) -- girdle, strength.

see HEBREW zachach

Englishman's Concordance

1) girdle
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H2118
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1172a

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מֵ֫זַחnoun masculinegirdle (according to Bondi¹¹ WMM^{As.u.Eur.104 loan-word} from Egypt mdµ, compare Lag^{GGN 1889, 310}); — absolute ׳מ: — in simile of curse enfolding the wicked Psalm 109:19 ("" בֶּגֶד); figurative=restraint Isaiah 23:10 (but text dubious).

[מְזִיחַ] noun masculineid. (of like origin): — only construct אֲפִיקִים רִמָּה׳מJob 12:21loosen the girdle of mighty; i.e. weaken them, make them defenceless, by ungirding.

מַזְכִּיר see זכר. hiphil

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4206. מְזִ֫יחַ (maziyach) — 3 Occurrences

Job 12:21
HEB:עַל־ נְדִיבִ֑ים וּמְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה׃
NAS: And loosens the belt of the strong.
KJV: and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
INT: on nobles the belt of the strong and loosens

Psalm 109:19
HEB:כְּבֶ֣גֶד יַעְטֶ֑ה וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח תָּמִ֥יד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃
NAS: with which he covers himself, And for a belt with which he constantly
KJV: [which] covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded
INT: A garment covers A belt constantly girds

Isaiah 23:10
HEB:תַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁ אֵ֖ין מֵ֥זַח עֽוֹד׃
NAS: There is no more restraint.
KJV: of Tarshish: [there is] no more strength.
INT: of Tarshish There restraint more

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