Lexicon
מְגַר
me.gar
H4049
A:V Hebrew

to overthrow

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me.gar denotes the requested overthrow of a king or people who act against God's house.

The sole attested use places the verb in a decree calling for God to bring down any king or people who reaches out to alter or destroy the house of God.

Senses in use

  1. Bring down hostile rulers or peoples · dominant

    In Ezra 6:12, the Piel imperfect form occurs in the appeal that God act against every king and people who stretch out a hand to alter or destroy the house of God. The APB renders the clause, “overthrow every king and people,” confirming a destructive judgment directed at those opponents.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 6:12, the APB presents the clause as “overthrow every king and people.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall action rather than isolating every feature of the form.

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