מַרְצֵעַ
martsea · awl
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4836 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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martsea (מַרְצֵעַ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “awl”.
A pointed tool for making holes.
How to say it
mar·tse·a
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
- A pointed tool for piercing holes.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Exodus 21:6
then his master shall bring him before Elohim; he shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.
- Deuteronomy 15:17
then you shall take the awl and put it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your slave forever. And also to your female slave you shall do the same.