מַרְגְלָהmargᵉlâh
place of the feet, feet (Ruth 3:4; Ruth 3:7; Ruth 3:8; Ruth 3:14; Daniel 10:6)
Pronunciation: mar-ghel-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4772
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Ruth 3:4 Be sure to notice where he lies down; then go and uncover his feet and lie down there. He will tell you what to do.”
- Ruth 3:7 After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he lay down at the far end of the pile of grain and went to sleep. Then Ruth came quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
- Ruth 3:8 Around midnight Boaz suddenly woke up and turned over. He was surprised to find a woman lying at his feet!
- Ruth 3:14 So Ruth lay at Boaz’s feet until the morning, but she got up before it was light enough for people to recognize each other. For Boaz had said, “No one must know that a woman was here at the threshing floor.”
- Daniel 10:6 His body looked like a precious gem. His face flashed like lightning, and his eyes flamed like torches. His arms and feet shone like polished bronze, and his voice roared like a vast multitude of people.
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).