The meaning of “מָגוֹר”
Understanding mâgôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (Lamentations 2:22) מָגוּר mâgûwr (maw-goor'); from גּוּר in the sense of fearing fear, terror. Compare מָגוֹר מִסָּב...
מָגוֹר
or (Lamentations 2:22) מָגוּר mâgûwr (maw-goor'); from גּוּר in the sense of fearing fear, terror. Compare מָגוֹר מִסָּבִיב. - a fright (objective or subjective) 1) fear, terror
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Psalms 31:13 | “For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.” Word: מָגוֹר (mâgôwr) | |
| Isaiah 31:9 | “And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. ” Word: מָגוֹר (mâgôwr) | |
| Jeremiah 20:10 | “For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.” Word: מָגוֹר (mâgôwr) | |
| Lamentations 2:22 | “Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the Lord’s anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed. ” Word: מָגוֹר (mâgôwr) |
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