Maad מָעַד
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| מָעַד | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | maad |
| Strong's number | H4571 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to slip |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (4) |
Maad (Hebrew מָעַד, Strong's H4571) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to slip”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to slip, slide, totter, shake
1a) (Qal) to slip
1b) (Hiphil) to cause or make to shake or totter
1a) (Qal) to slip
1b) (Hiphil) to cause or make to shake or totter
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | slip (3), slide (2), shake (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | give way (2), are slipping (1), wavering (1), falter (1), be bent (1), out of joint (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Maad, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 22:37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Job
- Job 12:5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
Psalms
- Psalm 18:36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
- Psalm 26:1Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
- Psalm 37:31The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
- Psalm 69:23Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 25:19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
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).