מְדוּרָה

medura · pile (of wood)

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4071 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

medura (מְדוּרָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “pile (of wood)”.

A pile of wood for a fire.

How to say it

me·du·ra

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. A heap of wood ready for burning.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

  • Isaiah 30:33

    For Topheth has been prepared from long ago; it too for the king is made ready; he has made deep and wide its pyre, fire and wood in abundance; the breath of YHWH, like a torrent of sulfur, kindles it.

  • Ezekiel 24:9

    Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I too will make great the pyre.