Word Study · Strong's H4772 · Hebrew
מַרְגְלָה
margelah
mar-ghel-aw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: margᵉlâh
“(plural for collective) a footpiece, i.e. (adverbially) at the foot, or (direct.) the foot itself”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(plural for collective) a footpiece, i.e. (adverbially) at the foot, or (direct.) the foot itself
Rendered in the KJV as
feet. Compare H4763 (מְרַאֲשָׁה).
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יו2
- וּמַרְגְּלֹתָ֔יו1
- מַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙1
- מַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃1
How it is rendered · 2
- feet his4
- and feet his1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpc/Sp3ms · 4
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Ruth4 occurrences
- Ruth 3:4מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmargelotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWhen he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”here: feet his
- Ruth 3:7מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmargelotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAfter Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.here: feet his
- Ruth 3:8מַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃margelotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAt midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!here: feet his
- Ruth 3:14מַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙margelatavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”here: feet his