Lexical Summary mekurah or mekorah: Source, spring, or fountain Original Word: מְכוּרָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance birth, habitation, nativity Or mkorah {mek-o-raw'}; from the same as kuwr in the sense of dipping; origin (as if a mine) -- birth, habitation, nativity. see HEBREW kuwr NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kur Definition origin NASB Translation origin (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs [מְכֹרָה, מְכוּרָה] noun feminine origin (i.e. place of digging out?) — singular suffix אֶרֶץ מְכוּרָתָם Ezekiel 29:14; of a people, persons: plural suffix בְּאֶרֶץ מְכֻרוֺתַיִךְ Ezekiel 21:35 ("" בִּמְקוֺם אֲשֶׁר נִבְרֵאת); of Jerusalem, מְכֹדֹתַיִךְ וּמֹלְדֹתַיִךְ מֵאֶרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי Ezekiel 16:3. Topical Lexicon Concept Overview Strong’s Hebrew מְכוּרָה designates one’s “place of origin” or “native land.” In Ezekiel it functions as a theological marker: the prophet recalls the beginnings of peoples and rulers so that the Lord’s dealings with them may be seen as righteous, measured, and consistent with their history. Canonical Occurrences • Ezekiel 16:3 – Jerusalem’s origin in Canaan. Historical Setting and Purpose 1. Jerusalem (Ezekiel 16:3). By reminding Jerusalem of her Canaanite origin, the Lord strips away any claim to innate superiority. Her privileges are covenantal, not ethnic. Theological Themes • Divine Ownership and Sovereignty. By naming the birthplace, God asserts His sovereign right to plant or uproot peoples where they began (Acts 17:26). Prophetic Dimension Ezekiel’s employment of מְכוּרָה challenges complacency. Origin itself becomes a courtroom witness: “‘I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to Pathros, the land of their origin; there they will be a lowly kingdom.’” Ezekiel 29:14 What a nation once gloried in becomes the stage for its humbling, proving the word of God unassailable. Ministry and Discipleship Applications 1. Identity. Believers honor physical heritage yet ground self-worth in the new birth (John 3:3; 1 Peter 1:3). Christological Trajectory Jesus the Messiah, though born in Bethlehem and raised in Nazareth, declares, “I came down from heaven” (John 6:38). His heavenly origin qualifies Him to grant believers a new, eternal מְכוּרָה: “our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20). Thus, Ezekiel’s motif finds ultimate fulfillment in the church’s union with the One whose birthplace is divine. Summary מְכוּרָה, appearing only three times, anchors Ezekiel’s message in the concrete realities of national beginnings. It confronts pride, validates judgment, magnifies grace, and directs the reader to find lasting identity not in earthly nativity but in the redemptive purposes of God revealed consummately in Jesus Christ. Forms and Transliterations מְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ מְכֻרוֹתַ֖יִךְ מְכֽוּרָתָ֑ם מכורתם מכרותיך מכרתיך mə·ḵō·rō·ṯa·yiḵ mə·ḵū·rā·ṯām mə·ḵu·rō·w·ṯa·yiḵ mechoroTayich mechuraTam mechuroTayich məḵōrōṯayiḵ məḵūrāṯām məḵurōwṯayiḵLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezekiel 16:3 HEB: יְהוִה֙ לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם מְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ וּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְ מֵאֶ֖רֶץ NAS: to Jerusalem, Your origin and your birth KJV: unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity INT: GOD to Jerusalem your origin and your birth the land Ezekiel 21:30 Ezekiel 29:14 3 Occurrences |
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