Mourning
מַרְזֵחַStrong’s H4798marzeach (mar-ze-ach)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Marzeach is the Hebrew word usually translated “mourning”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.”
Meaning
- Cry, cry of joy, revelrymourning cry · cry of revelry
How it's translated
- mourning 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
מַרְזֵחַ marzeach · mourning
1) cry, cry of joy, revelry 1a) mourning cry 1a1) perhaps, feast cry 1b) cry of revelry
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mourning” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MOURNING, participle present
tense Grieving; lamenting; sorrowing; wearing the appearance of sorrow.
All definitions and other forms of “mourning”
MOURNING, noun
The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.
- The dress or customary habit worn by mourners.
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.