אַמָּה

«אַמָּה» in the Tanakh dictionary: foundation — 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: 3 times · Key: 4965 · BDB: אַמָּה²

Glosses

of (1); the.bridle (1); the.cubit (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

foundation tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. mother-city tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. only mother-city, metropolis (cf. אֵם 2 S 20:19 & Ph.); in phrase מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה authority of mother-city 2 S 8:1; v. מֶתֶג; cf. Dr.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (9 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (7 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

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

In the verses

2 Samuel 8:1

וַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיַּ֥ךְ דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑ם וַיִּקַּ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־מֶ֥תֶג הָאַמָּ֖ה מִיַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

Word for word: and it.was after thus and he.defeated David (et) [the].Philistines and he subdued.them and he.took David (et) the.bridle of the.cubit from the.hand of.[the].Philistines

JPS 1917: And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

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