מַרְצֵעַmartsêaʻ
boring-instrument, awl (Exodus 21:6; Deuteronomy 15:17)
Pronunciation: mar-tsay'-ah · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4836
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 21:6 If he does this, his master must present him before God. Then his master must take him to the door or doorpost and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will serve his master for life.
- Deuteronomy 15:17 In that case, take an awl and push it through his earlobe into the door. After that, he will be your servant for life. And do the same for your female servants.
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).