Lexicon marzeach: Banquet, Feast, Revelry Original Word: מַרְזֵחַ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance mourning Formed like mirzach; a cry, i.e. (of grief) a lamentation -- mourning. see HEBREW mirzach NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition a cry NASB Translation banqueting (1), mourning (1). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb רָזַח (razach), which means "to cry out" or "to lament."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 2354: θρηνέω (threneo) • to lament, to mourn Usage: The word מַרְזֵחַ is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a gathering or assembly characterized by lamentation or mourning. It can refer to both the act of lamenting and the occasion or event where such lamentation takes place. Context: מַרְזֵחַ appears in the context of mourning rituals and communal lamentations. It is often associated with solemn assemblies where participants express grief, typically over a significant loss or calamity. The term is used in prophetic literature to describe the somber gatherings of people who are mourning the judgment or destruction that has befallen them. In Amos 6:7, the word is used to describe a feast that will turn into mourning: "Therefore, you will be among the first to go into exile; your feasting and lounging will end." This passage highlights the transition from a state of complacency and indulgence to one of lamentation and sorrow due to impending judgment. Forms and Transliterations מַרְזֵ֔חַ מרזח mar·zê·aḥ marZeach marzêaḥLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Jeremiah 16:5 HEB: תָּבוֹא֙ בֵּ֣ית מַרְזֵ֔חַ וְאַל־ תֵּלֵ֣ךְ NAS: a house of mourning, or go KJV: not into the house of mourning, neither go INT: enter A house of mourning not go 1 Occurrence |
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