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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #4596 - מְעִי

Transliteration

me‛ı̂y

Phonetics

meh-ee'

Origin

from (H5753)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TWOT

1577e

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) ruin, heap

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5529 ‑ Χουζᾶς (khood‑zas'); 1656 ‑ ἔλεος (el'‑eh‑os); 2588 ‑ καρδία (kar‑dee'‑ah);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

KJV (1)

Isaiah

NAS (1)

Isaiah

HCS (1)

Isaiah

BSB (1)

Isaiah

ESV (1)

Isaiah

WEB (1)

Isaiah

Verse Results

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1516) i g (גהי GhY) AC: ? CO: Ruin AB: ?: The pictograph g is a twisted rope. The i is a picture of a the hand meaning work. Combined these mean "twisted work".

A) i g (גהי GhY) AC: ? CO: Ruin AB: ?: A city or structure that has been demolished.

N^m) i g (גהי GhY) - Ruin: KJV (4): heap - Strongs: H5856 (עִי)

k^m) i g m (מגהי MGhY) - Ruin: KJV (1): heap - Strongs: H4596 (מְעִי)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מְעִי m. a heap of ruins, ruins, i.q. עִי, for מַעֲוִי, from the root עָוָה, Isaiah 17:1. The prophet used an unaccustomed form in order to allude to the preceding מֵעִיר.

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List of Word Forms

מְעִ֥י מעי mə‘î mə·‘î meI

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