4211. mazmerah

Lexicon

mazmerah: Pruning hook, pruning knife

Original Word: מַזְמֵרָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mazmerah
Pronunciation: maz-may-RAW
Phonetic Spelling: (maz-may-raw')
Definition: Pruning hook, pruning knife
Meaning: a pruningknife

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

pruning-hook

From zamar; a pruning-knife -- pruning-hook.

see HEBREW zamar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from zamar
Definition
a pruning knife
NASB Translation
pruning hooks (3), pruning knives (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מַזְמֵרָה] noun feminine pruning-knife, only plural וְכָרַת הַזַּלְזַלִּים בַּמַּזְמֵרוֺת Isaiah 18:5; לְמַזְמֵרוֺת Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3 (both "" לְאִתִּים); וּמַזְמֵרֹתֵיכֶם Joel 4:1("" אִתֵּיכֶם).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root זָמַר (zamar), which means "to prune" or "to trim."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry is G1407, δρέπανον (drepanon), which refers to a sickle or pruning hook. While δρέπανον is more commonly associated with harvesting, it shares the thematic connection of cutting and removing, similar to the function of the מַזְמֵרָה in the Hebrew context.

Usage: The term מַזְמֵרָה appears in the context of agricultural practices, specifically in the maintenance and care of vineyards. It is used to describe a tool essential for pruning vines to ensure healthy growth and fruit production.

Context: The Hebrew word מַזְמֵרָה (mazmerah) is a noun that refers to a pruningknife, an implement used in the ancient Near East for the purpose of cutting away dead or overgrown branches from vines and other plants. This tool was crucial in viticulture, the cultivation of grapevines, which was a significant agricultural activity in biblical times. The act of pruning was not only necessary for the health and productivity of the vine but also served as a metaphor for spiritual and moral refinement in biblical literature.

In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is found in Isaiah 18:5: "For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife, and remove and discard the branches." This passage illustrates the use of the pruningknife in the context of divine judgment and purification, symbolizing the removal of what is unproductive or detrimental to spiritual growth.

The imagery of pruning is also echoed in the New Testament, where the concept of spiritual pruning is further developed, emphasizing the importance of removing sin and fostering spiritual fruitfulness.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹת במזמרות וּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖ם ומזמרתיכם לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת למזמרות bam·maz·mê·rō·wṯ bammazmeRot bammazmêrōwṯ lə·maz·mê·rō·wṯ lemazmeRot ləmazmêrōwṯ ū·maz·mə·rō·ṯê·ḵem umazmeroteiChem ūmazmərōṯêḵem

Englishman's Concordance

Isaiah 2:4
HEB: לְאִתִּ֗ים וַחֲנִיתֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת לֹא־ יִשָּׂ֨א
NAS: and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation
KJV: and their spears into pruninghooks: nation
INT: plowshares and their spears pruning and never lift

Isaiah 18:5
HEB: וְכָרַ֤ת הַזַּלְזַלִּים֙ בַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹת וְאֶת־ הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹת
NAS: the sprigs with pruning knives And remove
KJV: the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away
INT: will cut the sprigs pruning the spreading and remove

Joel 3:10
HEB: אִתֵּיכֶם֙ לַֽחֲרָב֔וֹת וּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖ם לִרְמָחִ֑ים הַֽחַלָּ֔שׁ
NAS: into swords And your pruning hooks into spears;
KJV: into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears:
INT: your plowshares swords and your pruning spears the weak

Micah 4:3
HEB: לְאִתִּ֗ים וַחֲנִיתֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת לֹֽא־ יִשְׂא֞וּ
NAS: And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation
KJV: and their spears into pruninghooks: nation
INT: plowshares and their spears pruning and never lift

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4211
4 Occurrences

bam·maz·mê·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
lə·maz·mê·rō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
ū·maz·mə·rō·ṯê·ḵem — 1 Occ.