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title: מַחְמָל — thing pitied · The Tanakh dictionary
description: מַחְמָל (4263), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 1 times: thing pitied. BDB 1906: thing pitied, object of compassion. With 1 verse in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# מַחְמָל

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«מַחְמָל» in the Tanakh dictionary: **thing pitied** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

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**Used:** 1 times · **Key:** 4263 · **BDB:** מַחְמָל

### Glosses

the.love (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

thing pitied [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1502/4263/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

thing pitied, object of compassion [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1502/4263/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.\[m.\] thing pitied, object of compassion, only cstr. מַחְמַד עיניכם וּמַחְמַל נַפְשְׁכֶם Ez 24:21 object of your eyes’ desire, and of your soul’s compassion.

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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 (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «מַחְמָל» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1502/4263/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Ezekiel 24:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.24.21/)

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אֱמֹ֣ר ׀ לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ הִנְנִ֨י מְחַלֵּ֤ל אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ גְּא֣וֹן עֻזְּכֶ֔ם מַחְמַ֥ד עֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם וּמַחְמַ֣ל נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וּבְנֵיכֶ֧ם וּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲזַבְתֶּ֖ם בַּחֶ֥רֶב יִפֹּֽלוּ׃

*Word for word:* say to the.house of.Israel thus he.says Lord \[the\] Yahweh here I \[am\].about.to.profane (et) sanctuary my the.pride your.strength your the.desire your.eyes your and the.love your.being your and sons your and daughters your whom you.have.left by the sword they.will.fall

*JPS 1917:* Speak unto the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the longing of your soul; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.

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