4883. massor
Strong's Lexicon
massor: Band, bond, fetter

Original Word: מסור
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: massor
Pronunciation: mas-sore'
Phonetic Spelling: (mas-sore')
Definition: Band, bond, fetter
Meaning: a saw

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מסר (masar), meaning "to hand over" or "to deliver."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is δεσμός (desmos), Strong's Greek 1199, which also means "bond" or "fetter."

Usage: The Hebrew word "massor" refers to a physical or metaphorical bond or fetter. It is used to describe something that binds or restricts, often in the context of captivity or oppression. The term can also imply a sense of obligation or duty that binds an individual.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, physical bonds or fetters were commonly used to restrain prisoners or captives. This imagery is often employed in the Hebrew Bible to describe spiritual or moral bondage, illustrating the consequences of sin or disobedience to God. The concept of being bound or fettered also reflects the societal and legal practices of the time, where physical restraint was a common method of ensuring compliance or punishment.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a saw
NASB Translation
saw (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַשּׂוֺר noun masculine saw; — absolute Isaiah 10:15.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
saw

From an unused root meaning to rasp; a saw -- saw.

Forms and Transliterations
הַמַּשּׂוֹר֙ המשור ham·maś·śō·wr hammassOr hammaśśōwr
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Englishman's Concordance
Isaiah 10:15
HEB: אִם־ יִתְגַּדֵּ֤ל הַמַּשּׂוֹר֙ עַל־ מְנִיפ֔וֹ
NAS: the one who chops with it? Is the saw to exalt
KJV: itself against him that heweth therewith? [or] shall the saw magnify
INT: lo to exalt is the saw over wields

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Strong's Hebrew 4883
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ham·maś·śō·wr — 1 Occ.
















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