Lexicon :: Strong's H4596 - mᵊʿî

מְעִי
Transliteration
mᵊʿî
Pronunciation
meh-ee'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עָוָה (H5753)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1577e

Strong’s Definitions

מְעִי mᵉʻîy, meh-ee'; from H5753; (compare H5856) a pile of rubbish (as contorted), i.e. a ruin:—heap.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H4596 in the following manner: heap (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H4596 in the following manner: heap (1x).

  1. ruin, heap

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְעִי mᵉʻîy, meh-ee'; from H5753; (compare H5856) a pile of rubbish (as contorted), i.e. a ruin:—heap.
STRONGS H4596: Abbreviations
† מְעִי only in מַפָּלָה והיתה מ׳ Isaiah 17:1; according to AV RV Thes and others noun [masculine] = עִי ruin-heap, but form very strange; omits (ἔσται εἰς πτῶσιν); Gr proposes כְּעִי, Di לְעִי; < dittograph from מעיר LagSemitic i. 29 Che NöZMG xxxii. 1878, 401 Brd SS Buhl Guin Kau Du.

†מְעִי noun [masculine] ruin (si vera lectio); — וְהָֽיְתָה מְעִי מַפָּלָה consecutive Isaiah 17:1 Damascus shall become a ruinous heap (but strike out מ׳ Lag Che SS Buhl). cf
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Isaiah

17:1; 17:1