Medurah מְדוּרָה
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| מְדוּרָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | medurah |
| Strong's number | H4071 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | pile |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (1) |
Medurah (Hebrew מְדוּרָה, Strong's H4071) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “pile”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
pile (of fuel), pyre, pile (of wood)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pile (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | its funeral pyre (1), will pile the kindling (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Medurah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Isaiah
- Isaiah 30:33For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 24:9Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.
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).