Word Study · Strong's H4050 · Hebrew
מְגֵרָה
megerah
meg-ay-raw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mᵉgêrâh
“a saw”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a saw
Rendered in the KJV as
axe, saw.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- בַּ֠מְּגֵרָה1
- בַּמְּגֵרָ֖ה1
- בַּמְּגֵרָ֜ה1
- וּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹת1
How it is rendered · 3
- with the saw2
- and with the saws1
- at the saws1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HRd/Ncfsa · 3
- HC/Rd/Ncfpa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 20:3בַּמְּגֵרָ֜הbamegerahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularDavid brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.here: with the saw
- 1 Chronicles 20:3וּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹתuvamegerotconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine pluralDavid brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.here: and with the saws