Strong's Hebrew: 4379. מִכְרֵה (mikreh) -- Chance, accident, event, occurrence

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Lexicon

mikreh: Chance, accident, event, occurrence

Original Word: מִכְרֶה
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mikreh
Pronunciation: mik-reh'
Phonetic Spelling: (mik-reh')
Definition: Chance, accident, event, occurrence
Meaning: a pit

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

salt pit

From karah; a pit (for salt) -- (salt-)pit.

see HEBREW karah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from karah
Definition
a pit
NASB Translation
pits (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מִכְרֶה] noun masculine pit (?) only construct מִכְרֵדהמֶֿלַךְ Zephaniah 2:9 salt-pit (but not certain).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb כָּרָה (karah), which means "to dig" or "to excavate."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct one-to-one correspondence between מִכְרֶה and a specific Greek word in the Septuagint or New Testament, the concept of a pit can be related to Greek terms such as βόθυνος (bothynos) or φρέαρ (phrear), which also denote pits or wells. These terms are used in similar contexts to describe places of entrapment or storage.

Usage: The term מִכְרֶה is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a pit, often in the context of a trap or a place for storage. It is a noun that appears in the context of describing physical locations that have been dug out or excavated.

Context: • The Hebrew term מִכְרֶה (mikreh) is used in the Old Testament to denote a pit, often associated with a trap or a place of storage. The root verb כָּרָה (karah) implies the action of digging or excavating, suggesting that מִכְרֶה refers to a man-made structure. In the biblical context, pits were commonly used for various purposes, including trapping animals, storing grain, or as cisterns for water.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, מִכְרֶה is translated as "pit" in passages where it appears. The concept of a pit in biblical literature often carries metaphorical significance, symbolizing danger, entrapment, or a place of confinement. For example, in the story of Joseph, his brothers cast him into a pit (Genesis 37:24), which serves as a literal and symbolic representation of his initial downfall and subsequent rise.
• The use of מִכְרֶה in the Hebrew Bible underscores the practical and symbolic roles that pits played in ancient Near Eastern societies. They were essential for survival, serving as storage for resources, but also as instruments of entrapment and judgment.

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