Lexicon
מַחֲמָאֹת
ma.cha.ma.ah
H4260
H:N-F Hebrew

butter

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ma.cha.ma.ah is attested once, in a construct-plural form, in a verse about casting a burden on the LORD.

The supplied gloss identifies ma.cha.ma.ah with butter; its sole attestation is a construct-plural form in Psalm 55:22, whose APB rendering concerns casting a burden on the LORD, without marking the term's exact English equivalent.

Senses in use

  1. Butter in a construct phrase · dominant

    In Psalm 55:22, the attested form is a common feminine plural construct noun. It occurs in the verse whose APB renders the central clause, “Cast your burden upon the LORD,” and does not isolate this noun's specific English rendering.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 55:22, the APB renders the verse with “Cast your burden upon the LORD,” rather than identifying a separate English equivalent for this noun. Its precise rendering of the term remains unclear.

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