מִרְמָסmirmâç

trampling-place, trampling

Pronunciation: meer-mawce' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4823

Meanings

1. trampling-place (Isaiah 7:25; Ezekiel 34:19)

2. trampling (Isaiah 5:5; Micah 7:10; Isaiah 28:18)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 5:5 Now let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will tear down its hedges and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls and let the animals trample it.
  • Isaiah 7:25 No one will go to the fertile hillsides where the gardens once grew, for briers and thorns will cover them. Cattle, sheep, and goats will graze there.
  • Isaiah 10:6 I am sending Assyria against a godless nation, against a people with whom I am angry. Assyria will plunder them, trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.
  • Isaiah 28:18 I will cancel the bargain you made to cheat death, and I will overturn your deal to dodge the grave. When the terrible enemy sweeps through, you will be trampled into the ground.
  • Ezekiel 34:19 Why must my flock eat what you have trampled down and drink water you have fouled?
  • Daniel 8:13 Then I heard two holy ones talking to each other. One of them asked, “How long will the events of this vision last? How long will the rebellion that causes desecration stop the daily sacrifices? How long will the Temple and heaven’s army be trampled on?”
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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).