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מְשׂוּרָה

𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤄

mᵉsûwrâh

H4884 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שור to delineate, mark off, measure, enclose

Definition

A container or vessel used for measuring out a specific quantity of liquid. In biblical usage, denotes a type of measure, most likely a standardized jar or vessel for volume. Rare: appears only in specialized contexts relating to trade, offering, or ritual.

Semantic Range

measured vessel, liquid measure, container of standardized capacity, apparatus for dividing or portioning liquids

Root / Etymology

Root: שוּר (š-w-r), possibly related to the idea of turning, enclosing, or delineating (to mark a boundary or measurement). מְשׂוּרָה is from the nominal pattern for an instrument or apparatus, suggesting 'what is used to measure/divide (liquid)'. The root is unattested elsewhere in this form, and its original verbal force is uncertain.

Historical & Contextual Notes

מְשׂוּרָה occurs only twice in the Hebrew Bible (Ezekiel 45:24; 46:5, 7, 11), where it refers to a specified measure for pouring offerings, likely as a technical term in priestly or administrative documentation. Its precise equivalence to modern units is uncertain, but it functions as a standard of capacity in ancient measurements. The related term מִדָּה (middāh) is a more general word for 'measure,' while מְשׂוּרָה specifically refers to a vessel or the act of portioning out liquids. English translations generally render it as 'measure,' though this does not convey the original's focus on liquid measurement or the probable technical/ritual context. In post-biblical Hebrew, such terms were sometimes generalized, but the biblical usage is distinctly technical and rare.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from an unused root meaning apparently to divide; a measure (for liquids); measure.

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Root Family

שור (š-w-r) — delineate, mark off, measure, enclose

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7788 שׁוּר your wandering women
H7789 שׁוּר I attentively observe him
H7790 שׁוּר in my ambushing foes
H7791 שׁוּר Encircling Wall
H7792 שׁוּר the encircling-walls

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4884-01 בִּ/מְשׂוּרָ֥ה bimesurah HR/Ncfsa by measure in a measured vessel 2
H4884-02 מְשׂוּרָ֖ה mesurah HNcfsa measure measuring vessel 1
H4884-03 וּ/בַ/מְּשׂוּרָֽה uvamesurah HC/Rd/Ncfsa or in volume and in the measured vessel 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4884-03 Leviticus 19:35 וּ/בַ/מְּשׂוּרָֽה uvamesurah HC/Rd/Ncfsa or in volume and in the measured vessel
H4884-01 Ezekiel 4:11 בִּ/מְשׂוּרָ֥ה bimesurah HR/Ncfsa by measure in a measured vessel
H4884-01 Ezekiel 4:16 בִּ/מְשׂוּרָ֥ה bimesurah HR/Ncfsa by measure in a measured vessel
H4884-02 1 Chronicles 23:29 מְשׂוּרָ֖ה mesurah HNcfsa measure measuring vessel
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