מַשְׁבֵּר
mish.ber
birth
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word מַשְׁבֵּר (mish.ber) has a short definition of "birth." This word appears only three times in the Bible, indicating it is a relatively rare term in the Hebrew language. Given its limited occurrences, it is likely a specific or technical term used in particular contexts. In the context of birth, this word suggests a process or event of emergence or coming into being. It may imply a sense of new life, growth, or development. The significance of this word lies in its specificity, suggesting that the biblical authors used precise language to convey the idea of birth in a particular way.
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Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to give birth.
Hosea 13:13The sorrows of a travailing woman will come on him. He is an unwise son; for when it is time, he doesn’t come to the opening of the womb.
2 Kings 19:3They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.