Maggal מַגָּל
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| מַגָּל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | maggal |
| Strong's number | H4038 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | sickle |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Jeremiah (1) |
Maggal (Hebrew מַגָּל, Strong's H4038) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “sickle”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
sickle
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sickle (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | sickle (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Maggal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 50:16Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.Cut off the sower from Babylon, and the one who wields the sickle at harvest time. In the face of the oppressor’s sword, each will turn to his own people, each will flee to his own land.
Joel
- Joel 3:13Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).