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Pledge

מָסֹ֫רֶתStrong’s H4562

masoret (ma-so-ret)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Masoret is the Hebrew word usually translated “bond of”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:”
Ezekiel 20:37 KJV
Meaning
  1. Bond (of the covenant)
How it's translated
  • in bond of 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Ezekiel 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    מָסֹ֫רֶת masoret · pledge

    bond (of the covenant)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    PLEDGE, noun

    [Latin plico.]

    1. Something put in pawn; that which is deposited with another as security for the repayment of money borrowed, or for the performance of some agreement or obligation; a pawn.
    2. Any thing given or considered as a security for the performance of an act.
    3. A surety; a hostage.
    4. In law, a gage or security real or personal, given for the repayment of money.
    All definitions and other forms of “pledge”
    1. In law, bail; surety given for the prosecution of a suit, or for the appearance of a defendant, or for restoring goods taken in distress and replevied.
    2. A warrant to secure a person from injury in drinking.

    PLEDGE, verb transitive

    1. To deposit in pawn; to deposit or leave in possession of a person something which is to secure the repayment of money borrowed, or the performance of some act. [This word is applied chiefly to the depositing of goods or personal property.
    2. To give as a warrant or security; as, to pledge one's word or honor; to pledge one's veracity.
    3. To secure by a pledge
    4. To invite to drink by accepting the cup or health after another.

    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.