HebrewH5243Verb
מָלַל
ma.lal
“to languish”
4Occurrences
H5243Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to become clipped or (specifically) circumcised
a primitive root;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- to languish, wither, fade 1a) (Qal) to hang down, wither
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
מָלַל appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Job
3
Psalms
1
Key Passages
Job 14:2BSB
Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away;like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
Job 18:16BSB
The roots beneath him dry up,and the branches above him wither away.
Job 24:24BSB
They are exalted for a moment,then they are gone;they are brought low and gathered up like all others;they are cut off like heads of grain.
Psalms 37:2BSB
For they wither quickly like grassand wilt like tender plants.
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