4934. mishol

Lexicon

mishol: Pathway, trail, track

Original Word: מִשְׁעוֹל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mish`owl
Pronunciation: mish-ohl'
Phonetic Spelling: (mish-ole')
Definition: Pathway, trail, track
Meaning: a hollow, a narrow passage

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

path

From the same as sho'al; a hollow, i.e. A narrow passage -- path.

see HEBREW sho'al

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as shoal
Definition
a hollow passage
NASB Translation
narrow path (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מִשְׁעוֺל noun masculine hollow way, road shut in; — construct הַכְּרָמִים ׳מ Numbers 22:24 (JE) i.e. road shut in between vineyards.

II. שׁעל (√of following; Late Hebrew שׁוּעָל, שׁעל; Arabic , ; Aramaic תַּעֲלָא, all = Biblical Hebrew שׁוּעָל).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁעַל (sha'al), which means "to hollow out" or "to make a hollow."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct Greek equivalent for מִשְׁעוֹל in the Strong's Greek lexicon, similar concepts of narrowness or constriction can be found in Greek terms such as στενός (stenos • G4728), which means "narrow" or "strait," often used in the New Testament to describe a narrow path or gate.

Usage: The term מִשְׁעוֹל is used in the context of describing a physical feature, specifically a hollow or a narrow passageway. It is a term that appears in the Hebrew Bible to denote a specific type of terrain or path.

Context: • The Hebrew word מִשְׁעוֹל (mish'ol) is a noun that appears in the Old Testament to describe a hollow or narrow passage. This term is used to convey the idea of a constricted or confined space, often in a geographical or topographical context. The imagery associated with מִשְׁעוֹל is that of a path or passage that is not wide, suggesting a place where movement is limited or restricted.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, מִשְׁעוֹל is translated in a manner that reflects its meaning as a narrow or hollow path. The term is used to describe physical locations that are characterized by their narrowness or the sense of being enclosed.
• The concept of מִשְׁעוֹל can be metaphorically extended to describe situations or experiences that are confining or restrictive, though its primary usage remains in the literal sense of a physical passageway.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמִשְׁע֖וֹל במשעול bə·miš·‘ō·wl bəmiš‘ōwl bemishol

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 22:24
HEB: מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה בְּמִשְׁע֖וֹל הַכְּרָמִ֑ים גָּדֵ֥ר
NAS: stood in a narrow path of the vineyards,
KJV: stood in a path of the vineyards,
INT: the angel of the LORD A narrow of the vineyards a wall

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4934
1 Occurrence

bə·miš·‘ō·wl — 1 Occ.