Midvash

מָאַרmâʼar

excite hostility, irritate, break open

Pronunciation: maw-ar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3992

Meanings

Hiph`il: prick, pain (Ezekiel 28:24; Leviticus 13:51; Leviticus 13:52)

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 13:51 On the seventh day the priest must inspect it again. If the contaminated area has spread, the clothing or fabric or leather is clearly contaminated by a serious mildew and is ceremonially unclean.
  • Leviticus 13:52 The priest must burn the item—the clothing, the woolen or linen fabric, or piece of leather—for it has been contaminated by a serious mildew. It must be completely destroyed by fire.
  • Leviticus 14:44 the priest must return and inspect the house again. If he finds that the mildew has spread, the walls are clearly contaminated with a serious mildew, and the house is defiled.
  • Ezekiel 28:24 No longer will Israel’s scornful neighbors prick and tear at her like briers and thorns. For then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).