Strong's Lexicon medokah: Mortar Original Word: מְדֹכָה Word Origin: Derived from the root דָּכָה (dakah), meaning "to crush" or "to bruise." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "medokah," the concept of grinding or crushing can be related to Greek words like "ἀλέθω" (alethō), meaning "to grind," as seen in passages discussing milling or grinding grain. Usage: The term "medokah" refers to a mortar, a bowl-shaped vessel used for grinding or crushing substances, typically with a pestle. In biblical times, it was commonly used for preparing grains, spices, and other materials. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the mortar and pestle were essential tools in daily life, used for preparing food and medicinal compounds. The process of grinding in a mortar was labor-intensive and required skill. The imagery of a mortar is often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe the process of refining or purifying, as well as the crushing of enemies or the wicked. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as duk Definition mortar NASB Translation mortar (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מְדֹכָה noun feminine mortar, Numbers 11:8. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance mortar From duwk; a mortar -- mortar. see HEBREW duwk Forms and Transliterations בַּמְּדֹכָ֔ה במדכה bam·mə·ḏō·ḵāh bammedoChah bamməḏōḵāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 11:8 HEB: א֤וֹ דָכוּ֙ בַּמְּדֹכָ֔ה וּבִשְּׁלוּ֙ בַּפָּר֔וּר NAS: beat [it] in the mortar, and boil KJV: or beat [it] in a mortar, and baked INT: or beat the mortar and boil the pot 1 Occurrence |
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