מְאֵרָה

«מְאֵרָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: a curse — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 5 times · Key: 3994 · BDB: מְאֵרָה

Glosses

curse (3); of.curses (1); the.curse (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

a curse tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. curse tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. a curse Dt 28:20 Mal 2:2; 3:9; cstr. מְאֵרַת Pr 3:33; pl. מְאֵרוֹת Pr 28:27.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 5 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «מְאֵרָה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Proverbs 3:33

מְאֵרַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה בְּבֵ֣ית רָשָׁ֑ע וּנְוֵ֖ה צַדִּיקִ֣ים יְבָרֵֽךְ׃

Word for word: the.curse of.Yahweh [is].on.[the] house of.[the].wicked and.[the] habitation of.righteous.[people] he.blesses

JPS 1917: The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; but He blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

Proverbs 28:27

נוֹתֵ֣ן לָ֭רָשׁ אֵ֣ין מַחְס֑וֹר וּמַעְלִ֥ים עֵ֝ינָ֗יו רַב־מְאֵרֽוֹת׃

Word for word: [one.who].gives to the poor there.[is].not lack and [one.who].hides eyes his [is].great of.curses

JPS 1917: He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

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