Lexicon :: Strong's H4579 - māʿâ

מָעָה
Transliteration
māʿâ
Pronunciation
may-aw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From מֵעֶה (H4578)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1227b

Strong’s Definitions

מֵעָה mêʻâh, may-aw'; feminine of H4578; the belly, i.e. (figuratively) interior:—gravel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H4579 in the following manner: gravel (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H4579 in the following manner: gravel (1x).

  1. grain (of sand)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֵעָה mêʻâh, may-aw'; feminine of H4578; the belly, i.e. (figuratively) interior:—gravel.
STRONGS H4579: Abbreviations
† [מָעָה] noun feminine grain (of sand), si vera lectio (Late Hebrew מָעָה, seed (of melon, etc.), coin, Aramaic , מָעָא coin); — only feminine plural suffix: וַיְהִי כַחוֺל זֵרְעֶ֔ךָ וְצֶאֱצָאֵי מֵעֶיךָ כִּמְעֹתָיוּ Isaiah 48:19 and thy seed had been like the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the grains thereof, compare De Di Du and others > plural of [מֵעֶה] the entrails of it (i.e. the sea) AE Ges Hi CheComm. — ὡς ὁ χοῦς τῆς γῆς, whence Gr כְּעפרותיו.
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Isaiah

48:19