Margelah מַרְגְּלוֹת
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| מַרְגְּלוֹת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | margelah |
| Strong's number | H4772 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | feet |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ruth (4) |
Margelah (Hebrew מַרְגְּלוֹת, Strong's H4772) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “feet”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
place of the feet, feet
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | feet (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | his feet (4), legs (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Margelah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ruth
- Ruth 3:4And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.When he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”
- Ruth 3:7And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
- Ruth 3:8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!
- Ruth 3:14And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.So she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”
Daniel
- Daniel 10:6His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
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).