Lexicon maggal: Sickle Original Word: מַגָּל Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sickle From an unused root meaning to reap; a sickle -- sickle. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition a sickle NASB Translation sickle (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs מוֺלֶ֫דֶת noun feminine kindred, birth, offspring; — ׳מ construct Leviticus 18:9,11; suffix מוֺלַדְתִּי Genesis 24:4 3t.; etc.; plural suffix מוֺלְדוֺתַיִךְ Ezekiel 16:4; מֹלְדֹתַיִךְ Ezekiel 16:3; — 1 kindred Genesis 12:1 ("" ארצך, בית אביך), Genesis 24:4 ("" ארץ), Numbers 10:30 ("" id.), Genesis 31:3 ("" ארץ אבותיך), Genesis 43:7 (all J); "" עַם Esther 2:10,20; Esther 8:6; especially ׳אֶרֶץ מ land of one's kindred Genesis 11:28; Genesis 24:7 (both J), Genesis 31:13 (E), Jeremiah 22:10; Jeremiah 46:16; Ezekiel 23:15; Ruth 2:11. 2 plural circumstances of birth, birth (figurative of origin of Jerusalem) מֵאֶרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי ׳מְכֹרֹתַיִךְ וּמ Ezekiel 16:3, compare Ezekiel 16:4. 3 (female) offspring, one born Leviticus 18:9 (twice in verse), begotten Leviticus 18:11 (all H); collective = issue, offspring מוֺלַדְתְּךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֺלַ֫דְתָּ Genesis 48:6 (P). מַגָּל noun [masculine] sickle (Arabic Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to reap.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term for a sickle is found in Strong's Greek Number G1407, δρέπανον (drepanon). This term is used in the New Testament, particularly in the Book of Revelation, to describe the instrument of harvest in apocalyptic visions, such as in Revelation 14:14-16, where the sickle is wielded by an angel to reap the earth's harvest. This imagery continues the symbolic use of the sickle as a tool of divine judgment and fulfillment of God's purposes. Usage: The term מַגָּל is used in the context of agriculture, specifically referring to the tool used for harvesting crops. It appears in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of reaping during the harvest. Context: The Hebrew word מַגָּל (maggāl) is a noun that denotes a sickle, a curved, hand-held agricultural tool traditionally used for harvesting grain crops or cutting grass. The sickle is an ancient implement, essential for the agrarian lifestyle of the Israelites. It is mentioned in the context of harvest, symbolizing the gathering of crops, which is a significant event in the agricultural cycle. Forms and Transliterations מַגָּ֔ל מַגָּ֖ל מגל mag·gāl magGal maggālLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Jeremiah 50:16 HEB: מִבָּבֶ֔ל וְתֹפֵ֥שׂ מַגָּ֖ל בְּעֵ֣ת קָצִ֑יר NAS: And the one who wields the sickle at the time KJV: and him that handleth the sickle in the time INT: Babylon wields the sickle the time of harvest Joel 3:13 2 Occurrences |
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(yet possibly Aramaic loan-word Frä133), Aramaic 
); — with תָּפַשׂ handle, wield 
