מַרְגֵּעָה
margêʻâh · H4774 · Hebrew · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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rest
Literally: rest; hence: process by which humans with an agitated and fearful mind find new confidence
ExamplesIsaiah 28:12 He who said to them, “This is the place of quiet, give rest to the weary,” And, “This is the resting place,” but they would not listen.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אָמַרto say 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- זֹאתthis 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- מְנוּחָה mᵉnûwchâh · H4496 · rest, peace of mind, peace
- Hebrew noun denoting rest or place of rest; overlaps semantically with refreshing as both convey cessation from labor and restoration, though מְנוּחָה emphasizes the state or place of rest while מַרְגֵּעָה emphasizes the refreshing quality
- שַׁלְוָה shalvâh · H7962 · ease, peace, complacence
- Hebrew noun denoting ease, tranquility, or security; semantically related to refreshing as both convey relief from distress, though שַׁלְוָה emphasizes peaceful quiet while מַרְגֵּעָה emphasizes restorative relief
Contrasting words 2 words
- עָמָל ʻâmâl · H5999 · labor, toil, hard-earned wealth
- Hebrew noun denoting toil, wearisome labor, or trouble; lexical opposite of refreshing as עָמָל represents the wearying activity from which one needs refreshing
- יְגִיעַ yᵉgîyaʻ · H3018 · toil, labour, hard work
- Hebrew noun denoting wearying labor or toil; opposite of refreshing as it represents the exhausting effort that creates the need for rest and renewal
In the other Testament 2 words
- ἀνάψυξις anápsyxis · G403 · relief, breathing space, refreshing
- Greek noun denoting refreshing or relief, used in Acts 3:19 in a spiritual sense; direct translation equivalent for the Hebrew concept of refreshing/rest
- ἀνάπαυσις anápausis · G372 · to cease, to stop, rest
- Greek noun for rest or refreshing, commonly used in LXX to translate Hebrew rest/refreshing concepts; broader term that includes the sense of renewal and relief
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Confident002001002003
- The word denotes refreshing, a state of settled ease and relief closely related to rest.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4774. margeah מִרְגֵּעָה noun feminine rest, repose (poetry), Isa 28:12 הַמּ זאֹת אָמַר…
מִרְגֵּעָה noun feminine rest, repose (poetry), Isa 28:12 הַמּ זאֹת אָמַר ׳אֲשֶׁר שְׁמוֺעַ אָבוּא וְלאֹ (|| חַמְּנוּחָת).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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