Lexicon
מְעִי
me.i
H4596
H:N-M Hebrew

heap

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me.i denotes the ruined heap that Damascus is said to become.

The attested use names the ruined heap that Damascus is said to become in Isaiah 17:1.

Senses in use

  1. A heap resulting from ruin · dominant

    In Isaiah 17:1, the construct noun occurs in the declaration that Damascus will no longer be a city; the APB renders the outcome as becoming “a heap of ruin.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 17:1 the APB presents the clause as Damascus becoming “a heap of ruin.” The precise English contribution of the noun cannot be isolated beyond that clause.

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