Lexicon
מִרְמָס
mir.mas
H4823
H:N-M Hebrew

trampling

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

mir.mas denotes being put underfoot, applied to people, places, a sanctuary, and a host in scenes of judgment or devastation.

The attested use denotes being made subject to feet or treading underfoot: it describes a people, vineyard, enemy, sanctuary, and host given over in destructive circumstances, and it also occurs in clauses concerning the feet of people and the movement of cattle and sheep.

Senses in use

  1. Being made subject to feet · dominant

    In Isaiah 10:6 the absolute noun occurs as a people are set like clay in the streets; in Isaiah 28:18, Isaiah 5:5, and Micah 7:10 it likewise concerns persons or a vineyard becoming subject to being underfoot. The construct forms in Ezekiel 34:19 and Isaiah 7:25 occur with feet and with cattle and sheep, while the APB renders the surrounding clauses with terms such as “trampling,” “trampled,” and “to trample.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clauses with “trampling,” “trampled,” and “to trample,” especially where persons, a vineyard, or a sanctuary and host are given over or made subject to feet. These renderings confirm the clauses’ overall portrayal rather than isolate a fixed English equivalent in every verse.

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