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Dung

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4441

מַלְכִּיָּהוּ

mal.kiy.yah — Malchijah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.40; son of: Jeatherai (H2979); father of: Baaseiah (H1202) § Malchijah or Malchiah or Melchiah = "my king is Jehovah" 1) the father of Pashur in the time of Jeremiah 2) the son of Hammelech into whose dungeon Jeremiah was cast 3) the head of the 5th course of priests in the time of David 4) one of the priests who was at the reading of the law by Ezra, sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, and was at the dedication of the wall with Nehemiah 5) a Levite ancestor of Asaph and descendant of Levi through Gershon 6) son of Parosh who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) son of Harim who put away a foreign wife and helped repair the wall and the Tower of Ovens in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah 8) son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, who helped repair the Refuse Gate in the time of Nehemiah 9) a goldsmith who helped repair the wall in the time of Nehemiah

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GREEK · G954

Βεελζεβούλ

Beelzeboul — Beelzebul

Βεελζεβούλ (WH, App., 159, Rec., βεελζεβούλ), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בַּעַל, lord, and the Talmudic זִבּוּל, from זֶבֶל, dung (Dalman, Gr., 137.n), or perh. זִבֻל, habitation, but, see DB, iv, 409f.; DCG, i, 181). The AV, RV, Beelzebub, comes through Vg. from 4Ki.1:2, בַּעַל זִבוּב, lord of flies (LXX, βάαλ μυῖα, Sm., βεελζεβούβ), Beelzebul, Beelzebub, a name of Satan: Mat.10:25 12:24, 27 Mrk.3:22, Luk.11:15, 18 19.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4525

מַסְגֵּר

mas.ger — locksmith

1) a shutting up, locksmith, smith, dungeon, enclosure, builder of bulwarks 1a) locksmith, smith 1b) dungeon

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GREEK · G2874

κοπρία

kopria — manure

κοπρία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for אַשְׁפֹּת ;] a dung hill (1Ki.2:8, Psa.113:7 al.): Luk.14:35.† κόπριον, -ου, τό, [in LXX (pl.): Jer.25:33 (דֹּמֶן), Sir.22:2, 1Ma.2:62 * ;] = κόπρος, dung: pl., Luk.13:8 (WH, mg., κόφινον κοπρίων).† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4089

מַדְמַנָּה

mad.man.nah — Madmannah

Madmannah = "dunghill" one of the towns in the south district of Judah Also named: bet ham.mar.ka.vot (בֵּית מַרְכָּבוֹת "Beth-marcaboth" H1024)

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GREEK · G4657

σκύβαλον

skubalon — garbage

σκύβαλον, -ου, τό [in LXX: Sir.27:4 * ;] refuse, esp. dung (see MM, ii, iii, xxiii): Php.3:8.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1829

דִּמְנָה

dim.nah — Dimnah

Dimnah = "dunghill" a Levitical city in Zebulun Also named: rim.mon (רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ "Rimmon" H7417H)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4086

מַדְמֵן

mad.men — Madmen

§ Madmen = "dunghill" a place in Moab threatened with destruction in the denunciations of Jeremiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6570

פֶּ֫רֶשׁ

pe.resh — Peresh

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.16; son of: Machir (H4353) and Maacah (H4601M); brother of: Gilead (H1568H), Sheresh (H8329) and Hammolecheth (H4447) § Peresh = "dung" son of Machir by his wife Maachah

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Historical dictionary entry

(1.) Used as manure (Luke 13:8); collected outside the city walls (Neh. 2:13). Of sacrifices, burned outside the camp (Ex. 29:14; Lev. 4:11; 8:17; Num. 19:5). To be “cast out as dung,” a figurative expression (1 Kings 14:10; 2 Kings 9:37; Jer. 8:2; Ps. 18:42), meaning to be rejected as unprofitable. (2.) Used as fuel, a substitute for firewood, which was with difficulty procured in Syria, Arabia, and Egypt (Ezek. 4:12-15), where cows’ and camels’ dung is used to the present day for this purpose.

Scripture references

Luke 13:8Nehemiah 2:13Exodus 29:14Leviticus 4:11Leviticus 8:17Numbers 19:51 Kings 14:102 Kings 9:37Jeremiah 8:2Psalms 18:42Ezekiel 4:12-15Isaiah 25:10Isaiah 5:25Ezra 4:12Ezra 4:15

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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