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Strong's #4022 - מֶגֶד
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2329) dcm (מגד MGD) AC: ? CO: Ornament AB: Precious
Nm ) dcm (מגד MGD) - Precious: What is choice, precious or excellent. KJV (8): precious, pleasant - Strongs: H4022 (מֶגֶד)
mf1) endcm (מגדנה MGDNH) - Ornament: Precious ornaments probably with gems. KJV (4): precious, present - Strongs: H4030 (מִגְדָּנוֹת)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
fruit; Arabic 
glory, honour, nobility); — ׳מ construct Deuteronomy 33:13 4t. Deuteronomy 33; plural מְגָדִים Song of Solomon 4:13; Song of Solomon 7:14; suffix מְגָדָיו Song of Solomon 4:16 — excellence: excellent or choice things; always of gifts of nature: שָׁמַיִם׳מ Deuteronomy 33:13i.e. (natural) gifts of heaven; תְּבוּאֹת שֶׁמֶשׁ׳מ Deuteronomy 33:14; גֶּרֶשׁ יְרָחִים׳מ Deuteronomy 33:14; גִּבְעוֺת עוֺלָם׳מ Deuteronomy 33:15 ("" ראֹשׁ הַרֲרֵי קֶדֶם); אֶרֶץ וּמְלֹאָהּ׳מ; plural abstract ׳מְּרִי מ (= excellent fruit) Song of Solomon 4:13,16; ׳מ alone = foregoing, Song of Solomon 7:14.
מֶגֶד m. something very precious or noble. Deuteronomy 33:13, מֶגֶד שָׁמַיִם “the precious things of heaven,” i.e. (as immediately follows) rain, dew. Deuteronomy 33:14, מֶגֶד תְּבוּאוֹת שֶׁמֶשׁ “the precious things put forth by the sun.” Deuteronomy 33:15, 16 Deuteronomy 33:16. Song of Solomon 4:13, פְּרִי מְגָדִים “most precious fruits.” Song of Solomon 4:16, and even without פְרִי, 7:14, בָּל־מְגָדִים “all most precious things,” fruits are intended. Vulg. everywhere poma. (Syr. ܡܰܓܕܐܳ dried fruit.)
