Lexicon
מַעֲצֵבָה
ma.a.tse.vah
H4620
H:N-F Hebrew

torment

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ma.a.tse.vah denotes the painful outcome in which those addressed are said to lie down.

The lone attestation places the noun at the end of a warning: those who kindle their own fire are told that they will lie down in a painful outcome.

Senses in use

  1. Painful outcome of a warning · dominant

    In Isaiah 50:11, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the closing declaration after those addressed are told to walk in their own fire. The APB renders the final clause, “you will lie down in torment,” confirming the verse’s portrayal of an adverse outcome.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 50:11, the APB presents the closing outcome as “you will lie down in torment.” This wording confirms the clause’s overall force rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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