The meaning of “מַסְמֵר”
Understanding maçmêr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or מִסְמֵר miçmêr (mis-mare'); also (feminine) מַסְמְרָה maçmᵉrâh (mas-mer-aw'); or מִסְמְרָה miçmᵉrâh (mis-mer-aw'); or...
מַסְמֵר
or מִסְמֵר miçmêr (mis-mare'); also (feminine) מַסְמְרָה maçmᵉrâh (mas-mer-aw'); or מִסְמְרָה miçmᵉrâh (mis-mer-aw'); or even מַשְׂמְרָה masmᵉrâh (mas-mer-aw'); (Ecclesiastes 12:11), from סָמַר nail. - a peg (as bristling from the surface) 1) nail
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 22:3 | “And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;” Word: מַסְמֵר (maçmêr) | |
| 2 Chronicles 3:9 | “And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.” Word: מַסְמֵר (maçmêr) | |
| Isaiah 41:7 | “So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.” Word: מַסְמֵר (maçmêr) | |
| Jeremiah 10:4 | “They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.” Word: מַסְמֵר (maçmêr) |
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