Berean Strong's Lexicon medushshah: Threshing, Trampling Original Word: מְדֻשָּׁה Word Origin: Derived from the root דּוּשׁ (dush), meaning "to thresh" or "to trample." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for threshing is "ἁλοάω" (haloao), which also means to thresh or to tread. Usage: The term "medushshah" refers to the process or act of threshing, which involves separating grain from chaff by trampling or beating. In a broader sense, it can also imply the act of trampling or crushing underfoot. This word is used metaphorically in the Bible to describe judgment or destruction, where nations or individuals are "threshed" by divine action. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, threshing was a critical agricultural process. After harvesting, grain was spread on a threshing floor, and animals or threshing sledges were used to separate the edible grain from the husks and straw. This imagery was familiar to the Israelites and often used by prophets to convey messages of judgment or purification. The threshing floor was also a place of social and economic activity, symbolizing sustenance and provision. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom dush Definition that which is threshed NASB Translation threshed (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [מְדֻשָֿׁה] noun feminine that which is threshed; suffix מְדֻשָֿׁתִי Isaiah 21:10 ("" בֶּןגָּֿרְנִי) figurative in address to Israel by prophet. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance threshing From duwsh; a threshing, i.e. (concretely and figuratively) down-trodden people -- threshing. see HEBREW duwsh Forms and Transliterations מְדֻשָׁתִ֖י מדשתי mə·ḏu·šā·ṯî məḏušāṯî medushaTiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Isaiah 21:10 HEB: מְדֻשָׁתִ֖י וּבֶן־ גָּרְנִ֑י NAS: O my threshed [people], and my afflicted KJV: O my threshing, and the corn INT: my threshed and my afflicted of the threshing 1 Occurrence |