HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2912
טָחַן
ta.chan — to grind
(Qal) to grind, crush
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Grind
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2786
חָרַק
cha.raq — to grind
(Qal) to gnash, grind (the teeth)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7347
רֵחֶה
re.cheh — millstone
1) handmills 1a) a pair of millstones for grinding
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G224
ἄλευρον
aleuron — flour
ἄλευρον, -ου, τό (ἀλεύω, to grind), [in LXX for קֶמַח, Num.5:15, al. ;] real: Mat.13:33, Luk.13:21.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G229
ἀλήθω
alēthō — to grind
ἀλήθω (κοινή form of the Attic ἀλέω), [in LXX for טָחַן ;] to grind: Mat.24:41, Luk.17:35.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3039
λικμάω
likmaō — to crush
λικμάω, -ῶ (λικμός = λίκνον, a winnowing-fan), [in LXX chiefly for זָרָה ni., pi., Rut.3:2 3Ki.14:15, Isa.17:13, Jer.31:10, Dan.2:44, al. ;] 1. in cl., to winnow (so Ru, l.with). 2. In LXX (ll with, exc. Ru), to scatter (as chaff or dust): Luk.20:18 (RV, scatter as dust, Deiss., BS, 225 f., quotes ex. in π. which suggests the meaning ruin, destroy; cf. Vg. comminuet, AV, grind to powder; cf. also Kennedy, Sources, 126), Mat.21:44 [WH], R, txt.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7383
רִיפָה
ri.phah — grain
1) a grain or fruit (for grinding) 1a) meaning uncertain
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1031
βρύχω
bruchō — to gnash
βρύχω (Attic, βρύκω), [in LXX: Job.16:10(9), Psa.34 (35):16 36 (37):12 111 (112):10, La 2:16 (חרק)* ;] 1. to bite or eat greedily. 2. to gnash, grind, with the teeth: Act.7:54. † (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5149
τρίζω
trizō — to gnash
τρίζω [in Aq.: Amo.2:13; Sm.: Isa.38:14 * ;] 1. prop., of sounds by animals, to cry, chirp, etc. 2. Of other sounds, e.g., trans., τ. ὀδόντας, to gnash or grind the teeth: Mrk.9:18.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2911
טְחוֹן
te.chon — grinding
mill, grinding mill, hand mill
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6222
ἀλέω
aleō — to grind flour
to grind, bruise, pound , (Odyssey by Homer) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7866
καταλέω
kataleō — to grind down
to grind down , (Odyssey by Homer) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8171
λεαίνω
leainō — to grind
1. to smooth or polish , (Homer); ἵπποισι κέλευθον λειανέω I will smooth the way, (Iliad by Homer) 2. to rub smooth, pound in a mortar , Lat. levigare, (Herdotus Historicus); to grind with the teeth, (Xenophon Historicus):—; generally, to crush, extirpate , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. to smooth away wrinkles, (Plato Philosophus):—;metaphorically to smooth or soften down harsh words, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9089
σιτοποιός
sitopoios — a baker
1. ς. ἀνάγκη the task of grinding and baking , (Euripides) 2. as Substantive one that ground the corn in the handmill , (Thucydides); mostly feminine a baking-woman , (Herdotus Historicus); γυναῖκες ς. (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9483
τρίβω
tribō — be very busy
1. to rub: to rub or thresh corn, (Iliad by Homer); μοχλὸν τρῖψαι ἐν ὀφθαλμῶι to work round the stake in his eye, (Odyssey by Homer); χρυσὸν βασάνωι τρ. to rub it on a touchstone, so as to test its purity (compare παρατρίβω), (Theognis Elegiacus):—;Mid., χρηστηρίοις ἐν τοῖσδε τρίβεσθαι μύσος to rub one's pollution upon these shrines, pollute them with it, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. to rub down, grind, pound , (Aristophanes Comicus), etc. 3. to crush , βότρυν (Aristophanes Comicus) 4. to wear out by rubbing : Pass., of a road, to wear or tread it smooth , ἀτραπὸς τετριμμένη (Aristophanes Comicus) 5. of Time, to wear away, spend , Lat. terere vitam, (Sophocles Tragicus):—; absolute to waste time, tarry , (Aeschulus Tragicus) 6. to waste or ravage a country, (Euripides) 7. metaphorically, 8. of persons, to wear out , (Hesiod): Pass. to be worn out , (Iliad by Homer):—;Mid., τρίψεσθαι αὐτὴν περὶ αὑτήν to wear itself out by internal struggles, (Thucydides):—;Pass., τριβόμενος ληός an oppressed people, (Herdotus Historicus) 9. of money and property, to waste, squander it, (Herdotus Historicus) 10. to use constantly , (Aristophanes Comicus) 11. Pass. to be much busied or engrossed with a thing, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9634
φθέγμα
phthegma — an utterance
1. the sound of the voice, a voice , (Pindar), etc.: of a person, ὦ φθέγμ᾽ ἀναιδές, for ὦ φθεγξάμενε ἀναιδῆ, (Sophocles Tragicus) 2. language, speech , (Sophocles Tragicus) 3. a saying, word , (Sophocles Tragicus) 4. of other sounds, as of birds, cries , (Sophocles Tragicus); of a bull, roaring , (Euripides); φθ. θυείας the grinding of the mortar, (Aristophanes Comicus); of the nightingale's song, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
(Ex. 32:20; Deut. 9:21; Judg. 16:21), to crush small (Heb. tahan); to oppress the poor (Isa. 3:5). The hand-mill was early used by the Hebrews (Num. 11:8). It consisted of two stones, the upper (Deut. 24:6; 2 Sam. 11:21) being movable and slightly concave, the lower being stationary. The grinders mentioned Eccl. 12:3 are the teeth. (See MILL.)
Scripture references
Exodus 32:20Deuteronomy 9:21Judges 16:21Isaiah 3:5Numbers 11:8Deuteronomy 24:62 Samuel 11:21Ecclesiastes 12:3
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.