מַזְמֵרָהmazmêrâh
pruning-knife (Isaiah 18:5; Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3; Joel 4:1)
Pronunciation: maz-may-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4211
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Isaiah 2:4 The Lord will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.
- Isaiah 18:5 Even before you begin your attack, while your plans are ripening like grapes, the Lord will cut off your new growth with pruning shears. He will snip off and discard your spreading branches.
- Joel 3:10 Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Train even your weaklings to be warriors.
- Micah 4:3 The Lord will mediate between peoples and will settle disputes between strong nations far away. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.
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).