מְטִיל

«מְטִיל» in the Tanakh dictionary: wrought-metal rod — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

Used: 1 times · Key: 4300 · BDB: מְטִיל

Glosses

a.rod (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

wrought-metal rod tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. wrought-metal rod tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. wrought-metal rod (Aramaic (𝔗) מְטָל);—cstr. מְטִיל בַּרְזֶל Jb 40:18 fig. of bones (גְּרָמִים) of hippopot. (‖ עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחֻשָׁה).

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

Trees and pragmatics

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

In the verses

Job 40:18

עֲ֭צָמָיו אֲפִיקֵ֣י נְחוּשָׁ֑ה גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו כִּמְטִ֥יל בַּרְזֶֽל׃

Word for word: bones its [are].tubes of.bronze limbs its [are].like a.rod of.iron

JPS 1917: His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.

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