Lexicon
מַזְמֵרָה
maz.me.rah
H4211
H:N-F Hebrew

pruner

4
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

maz.me.rah denotes a pruning implement, used for cutting vine growth and for tools made from spears.

The attested use denotes a pruning implement: in vineyard work it is associated with cutting tendrils and shoots, and in two parallel peace scenes it is the agricultural tool into which spears are beaten.

Senses in use

  1. Pruning implement · dominant

    The plural noun occurs in a vine-cutting setting in Isaiah 18:5, where the APB renders the clause, "then the tendrils are cut with pruning knives, and the shoots are turned aside and struck away." In Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3, the same plural form stands in the clause where spears are beaten into pruning hooks; the APB presents an agricultural implement contrasted with weapons.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "pruning knives" in Isaiah 18:5 and "pruning hooks" in Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3. These phrases indicate the clauses' presentation rather than separate lexical senses.

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