מְגֵרָה
me.ge.rah
“saw”
Definition
a saw
from H1641 (גָּרַר);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מְגֵרָה appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
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