Original Word: מוֹרַג
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mowrag
Pronunciation: mo-rag'
Phonetic Spelling: (mo-rag')
Definition: a threshing sledge
Meaning: A threshing sledge, an agricultural implement used for threshing grain.

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to triturate or crush.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G723: ἄροτρον (arotron) • A plow, an agricultural implement used for tilling the soil.
• G5164: τριβόλος (tribolos) • A thistle or thorn, metaphorically used to describe something that causes trouble or difficulty, akin to the sharpness and cutting action of a threshing sledge.

Usage: The term מוֹרַג appears in the context of agricultural practices in ancient Israel, specifically referring to a tool used for threshing, which is the process of separating grain from chaff.

Context: The Hebrew term מוֹרַג (morag) refers to a threshing sledge, a traditional agricultural tool used in the ancient Near East. This implement was typically constructed from wooden boards fitted with sharp stones or metal blades on the underside. The threshing sledge was dragged over harvested grain spread on a threshing floor, effectively cutting and crushing the stalks to separate the edible grain from the chaff.

In the Bible, the threshing sledge is mentioned in several passages, illustrating its importance in the agrarian society of ancient Israel. For instance, in Isaiah 41:15, the prophet uses the imagery of a threshing sledge to convey a message of strength and transformation: "Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff." This metaphor highlights the power and effectiveness of the tool, as well as its symbolic representation of divine empowerment and judgment.

The use of the threshing sledge is also noted in Amos 1:3, where it is mentioned in the context of judgment against Damascus: "This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.'" Here, the threshing sledge symbolizes the harsh and oppressive actions of Damascus against Gilead.

The threshing sledge, therefore, serves as both a practical tool in agriculture and a powerful symbol in biblical literature, representing judgment, transformation, and the separation of the valuable from the worthless.

Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a threshing sled
NASB Translation
threshing sledge (1), threshing sledges (2).

מוֺרֶג noun masculine^{Isaiah 41:15} threshing-sledge (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 id., South Arabic , , Frä¹³³, compare Ba^{ZA ii.117} (loan-word in Arabic = ploughshare); modern Dozy^{ii. 623, and} Wetzst^{Z.für Ethnol. 1873, 270 ff.}, Anderlind^{ZPV ix. 41 f.} (ploughshare and harrow,)); — absolute ׳מ Isaiah 41:15; plural מֹרִגִּים 2 Samuel 24:22 (+ כְּלֵי הַבָּקָר); מוֺרִגִּים 1 Chronicles 21:23; — threshing-sledges of Araunah, given by him to David for wood of sacrifice 2 Samuel 24:22 = 1 Chronicles 21:23; figurative of Israel as instrument of ׳י's judgment Isaiah 41:15. On form of threshing-sledge (modern; slightly turned up in front, and set with sharp stones or pieces of iron), and threshing-rollers, see Benz^{Archaeology 209 f.} Now^{Archaeology i.232f.} Dr^{Amos, 227f}.

מוֺרָד see ירד. I. מוֺרָה see יָרֵא. p 432, 434

threshing instrument

Or morag {mo-rag'}; from an unused root meaning to triturate; a threshing sledge -- threshing instrument.

וְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛ים וְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧ים והמורגים והמרגים לְמוֹרַג֙ למורג lə·mō·w·raḡ lemoRag ləmōwraḡ vehammorigGim wə·ham·mō·rig·gîm wə·ham·mō·w·rig·gîm wəhammōriggîm wəhammōwriggîmInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts