What does עֻמָּה · מִסְגֶּרֶת mean in the Bible?
e. society ; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near , beside , along with".
Hebrew · H5980, H4526
לְעֻמַּת הַמִּסְגֶּרֶת
Conjunction , i.e. society ; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near , beside , along with · something enclosing , i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a stronghold
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עֻמָּה H5980 conjunction , i.e. society ; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near , beside , along with
מִסְגֶּרֶת H4526 something enclosing , i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a stronghold
Pronunciation mimmisgərôṯām
Enclosure concept spans from literal borders/margins to fortified strongholds—protection through containment.
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What does לְעֻמַּת הַמִּסְגֶּרֶת (ləʿummat ham-misgeret) mean in the Bible?
עֻמָּה · מִסְגֶּרֶת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "conjunction , i.e. society ; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near , beside , along with".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5980, H4526?
H5980, H4526 is connected to 50 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. conjunction , i.e. society ; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near , beside , along with
Strong's H5980, H4526
Lexical occurrences 50 verses Source Gloss
conjunction , i.e. society ; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near , beside , along with
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לְעֻמַּת הַמִּסְגֶּרֶת is built from this root:
עָמַם H6004
Sources
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