מָ֫זוּ
me.zev
granary
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Analyzing מָזוּ (Granary) The Hebrew word *mazu* denotes a granary—a structure designed for storing grain. Based on the lexical data provided, this term appears only once in the biblical text, which limits our ability to determine its full semantic range or how ancient Hebrew speakers may have distinguished it from related storage terminology. The single occurrence of this word in scripture suggests it was either a specialized or uncommon term in biblical Hebrew, or it may have been employed in a particular literary or historical context that required this specific designation. Without access to the contextual verse itself, we cannot determine whether the term was used literally to describe an actual grain storage facility or metaphorically within a broader narrative or theological framework. The existence of this lexical item reflects the practical concerns of an agrarian society where grain storage was economically and socially significant. The presence of such vocabulary demonstrates that biblical Hebrew possessed precise terminology for aspects of daily agricultural life and infrastructure, though the infrequent use of this particular word prevents us from drawing broader conclusions about its importance or cultural connotations in ancient Israelite society.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text