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H4058 Hebrew

Original Word

מָדַד

Transliteration

mâdad

Pronunciation

maw-dad'

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended; measure, mete, stretch self.
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Appears in 49 KJV verses

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Vine's Expository Dictionary

Measure (To)

"to measure, measure off, extend." Found in both ancient and modern Hebrew, in modern usage this word has the nuance of "to survey." The word has cogn…

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