מַסְמֵרmaçmêr
מַסְמֵר: nail (Ecclesiastes 12:11; Isaiah 41:7; 1 Chronicles 22:3; Jeremiah 10:4; 2 Chronicles 3:9)
Pronunciation: mas-mare' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4548
Meanings
מַשְׂמֵר: see [מַסְמֵר] (Ecclesiastes 12:14)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 22:3 David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and he gave more bronze than could be weighed.
- 2 Chronicles 3:9 The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold.
- Isaiah 41:7 The carver encourages the goldsmith, and the molder helps at the anvil. “Good,” they say. “It’s coming along fine.” Carefully they join the parts together, then fasten the thing in place so it won’t fall over.
- Jeremiah 10:4 They decorate it with gold and silver and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails so it won’t fall over.
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).