מְגֵרָה
mĕgērâ
saw
Strong's H4050NounHebrewTWOT 386e

מְגֵרָה (mĕgērâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning saw. It appears 4 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4050).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 386e)

Range of meaning (TWOT 386e)saw; axe
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מְגֵרָה noun, feminine: saw

Strong's H4050 מְגֵרָה: a saw
KJV:axe, saw.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 386: גָּרַר gārar — drag, drag away; cud he cheweth not; sawn with the saw; roaring whirlwind; drag off roughly, bring up the cud, saw; catch, chew, destroy

See it in Scripture

2 Samuel 12:311 Kings 7:91 Chronicles 20:3

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