Lexicon
מִדְרָךְ
mid.rakh
H4096
H:N-M Hebrew

treading

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mid.rakh denotes a treaded extent of land, used of the minimal ground not granted for possession.

The attested use concerns a treaded extent of land in a prohibition against claiming any of another people's territory.

Senses in use

  1. Treaded extent of land · dominant

    In Deuteronomy 2:5, the construct singular noun occurs in the statement that no portion of the land will be given as a possession; the APB renders the clause "even a foot's breadth of their land."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 2:5, the APB presents the land-related expression as "even a foot's breadth of their land." This wording indicates the clause's overall presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalent.

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