Midvash

מִסְגֶּרֶתmiçgereth

something enclosing, i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a stronghold

Pronunciation: mis-gheh'-reth · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4526

Meanings

1. border, rim

1. border, rim, (enclosure) (Exodus 25:25; Exodus 25:27; Exodus 37:12)

2. fastness (Psalms 18:46; 2 Samuel 22:46; Micah 7:17)

fill with water, that fills everything

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 25:25 Decorate it with a 3-inch border all around, and run a gold molding along the border.
  • Exodus 25:27 Attach the rings near the border to hold the poles that are used to carry the table.
  • Exodus 37:12 He decorated it with a 3-inch border all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border.
  • Exodus 37:14 The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table.
  • 2 Samuel 22:46 They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.
  • 1 Kings 7:28 They were constructed with side panels braced with crossbars.
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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).