מזח

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
מ־ז־ח (m-z-kh)
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

מֵזַח • (mézakh) m [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. pier

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Egyptian mḏḥ (“girdle, fillet”). Compare Akkadian mēzaḫum, mēzeḫum, māzaḫum (“sash”).

According to Klein, related to Arabic حِزَام (ḥizām, “girdle, waistband”).

Doublet of מְזִיחַ.

Pronunciation

Noun

מֵזַח • (mézakh) m

  1. (biblical, rare) girdle, belt
    • Tanach, Psalms 109:19, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      תְּהִי־ל֭וֹ כְּבֶ֣גֶד יַעְטֶ֑ה וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח תָּמִ֥יד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃
      T'hí-ló k'véged ya'té u'l'mézakh tamíd yakhg'réha.
      Let it be like the cloak he wraps around him, like the belt he always wears.

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