מָדַד
mâdad(maw-dad')
“properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended”
51 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
Translated in KJV as
measuremetestretch self.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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5 of 51
“And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became Dav…”