4204. mazor
Strong's Lexicon
mazor: Wound, injury, sore

Original Word: מָזוֹר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mazowr
Pronunciation: maw-zore'
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-zore')
Definition: Wound, injury, sore
Meaning: treachery, a plot

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb זָרַר (zarar), meaning "to bind" or "to press."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is "τραῦμα" (trauma), Strong's Greek 5134, which also means wound or injury.

Usage: The Hebrew word "mazor" refers to a physical wound or injury, often implying a sore or affliction that causes pain or distress. It is used in the context of describing physical ailments or metaphorically to describe spiritual or moral afflictions.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, physical health was closely tied to spiritual well-being. Wounds and sores were not only seen as physical ailments but could also be interpreted as signs of spiritual or moral issues. The Israelites believed in a holistic approach to health, where physical, spiritual, and communal aspects were interconnected. Healing was sought through both medical means and spiritual practices, including prayer and offerings.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
perhaps a net
NASB Translation
ambush (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. מָזוֺר noun masculine Obadiah 7 תַּחְתֶּיךָ ׳יָשִׂימוּמ, very dubious, perhaps net (as something extended): ᵐ5 (ἔνεδρα), ᵑ6 ᵑ9 ambush (? מָצוֺד or מְצוֺדָה net, VollersZAW 1884, 16; מָצוֺר siege PrinceJBL xvi.1897, 177), Aq Theod fetter, bond, ᵑ7 (תקלא) stumbling-block; Gr מַכְמֹר, מִכְמָר; We Now leave untranslated; DlProl. 67, HWB 396 compare Assyrian mazûru, apparently a pole with an iron hook, but improbable — 1. מָזוֺר see below II. זוּר, p. 267.

מִזְרֶה see זרה.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
wound

From zuwr in the sense of turning aside from truth; treachery, i.e. A plot -- wound.

see HEBREW zuwr

Forms and Transliterations
מָזוֹר֙ מזור mā·zō·wr mazOr māzōwr
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Englishman's Concordance
Obadiah 1:7
HEB: לַחְמְךָ֗ יָשִׂ֤ימוּ מָזוֹר֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ אֵ֥ין
NAS: Will set an ambush for you. (There is no
KJV: have laid a wound under thee: [there is] none understanding
INT: your bread will set an ambush Thahash else

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4204
1 Occurrence


mā·zō·wr — 1 Occ.















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