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מֵמַד
me.mad
H4461
H:N-M Hebrew

measurement

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me.mad denotes the measurements assigned to the earth in Job 38:5.

The attested use refers to the measurements of the earth, queried alongside the stretching of a measuring line in Job 38:5.

Senses in use

  1. Measurements of the earth · dominant

    In Job 38:5, the construct masculine plural form occurs in the question of who determined the earth's measurements; the APB renders the clause, "Who determined its measurements, since you know, or who stretched the measuring line over it?"

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 38:5, the APB presents the clause with "its measurements" and pairs it with stretching "the measuring line".

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