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Mariner

מַלָּחStrong’s H4419

mallach (mal-lach)

Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Mallach is the Hebrew word usually translated “mariners their”, “mariners your” and “mariners”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.

“The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.”
Ezekiel 27:9 KJV
Meaning
  1. Mariner, sailor, seaman
How it's translated
  • and mariners their 1
  • mariners your 1
  • mariners 1
  • the sailors 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ezekiel 3
  • Jonah 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

מַלָּח mallach · mariner

mariner, sailor, seaman

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “mariner” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

MAR'INER, noun

[Latin mare, the sea.]

A seaman or sailor; one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.