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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #4053 - מֶגְרָפָה
Transliteration
migrâphâh
Phonetics
mig-raw-faw'
Origin
from (H1640)
Parts of Speech
feminine noun
TWOT
385b
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- shovel
- clod (that thrown by a shovel) (possible)
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

ASV (1)
Joel
1
BSB (1)
Joel
1
CSB (0)
Joel
1
ESV (1)
Joel
1
KJV (1)
Joel
1
LEB (1)
Joel
1
LSB (1)
Joel
1
N95 (1)
Joel
1
NAS (1)
Joel
1
NLT (0)
The
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (1)
Joel
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
2088) prc (גרפ GRP) AC: Sweep away CO: ? AB: ?: A carrying or taking away by flood or striking. [from: rc] (eng: grope; grapple; grab -with the exchange of the b and p)
V) prc (גרפ GRP) - Sweep away: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) sweep away - Strongs: H1640 (גָּרַף)
kf1) eprcm (מגרפה MGRPH) - Soil: When the floods sweep down the land, rich soil is deposited on the land. KJV (1): clod - Strongs: H4053 (מֶגְרָפָה)
ncm) pfrca (אגרופ AGRWP) - Fist: A sweeping away by striking. KJV (2): fist - Strongs: H106 (אֶגְרֹף)
AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2025
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
[מֶגְרָפָה] noun feminine shovel (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מַגְרוֺפִיתָא; Arabic
(see Lane)) only plural מֶגְרְפֹתֵיהֶם Joel 1:17 (Thes clods, after Jewish interpreters, so AV Revelation , compare however Mei Joel 100 f; ᵐ5 Me ארותיהם their cribs, of cattle; meaning of clause dubious).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
List of Word Forms
מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם מגרפתיהם meḡ·rə·p̄ō·ṯê·hem megreFoteiHem meḡrəp̄ōṯêhem