מַגְזֵרָה
mag.ze.rah
H4037
H:N-F
Hebrew
axe
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Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
mag.ze.rah denotes axes listed among the iron tools used to set Ammonite people to work.
The attested form occurs as a construct plural in a list of iron tools used when the people of Ammon are set to work in 2 Samuel 12:31.
Senses in use
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Axes among iron work tools · dominant
In 2 Samuel 12:31, the construct-plural form occurs in the clause listing saws, iron picks, and iron axes as the people are set to work. The APB renders the wider clause, “set them to work with saws and iron picks and iron axes.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 12:31, the APB includes “iron axes” within a list of tools; The individual correspondence remains limited to the clause-level context.