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מָזוֹר

𐤌𐤆𐤅𐤓

mâzôwr

H4205 noun

SILEX Entry

Root זור to bind, wrap, enclose

Definition

A bandage or dressing applied to a wound; by extension, a wound or sore that requires binding. The term can refer both to the physical act of bandaging and to the wound itself, depending on context. Less commonly, it may denote a healing remedy or compress.

Semantic Range

bandage, dressing, compress, wound requiring binding, remedy for injury, sore

Root / Etymology

From the root זוּר (zur), meaning 'to bind, wrap, enclose.' The noun מָזוֹר/māzôr derives from the root idea of binding, but the specific nominal form refers to that which is bound up—a bandage or the wound treated with it.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, מָזוֹר appears in texts focusing on physical or metaphorical injury and healing, such as in Jeremiah (as a literal or figurative wound). The usage of the term is limited and often set in poetic or prophetic discourse, typically emphasizing the need for healing, whether of physical maladies or metaphorical afflictions of the people. Later translators sometimes render it as 'remedy' or 'bandage,' but the broader context can suggest not just the medical dressing but the condition requiring it. The term is distinct from more common words for wounds (e.g., פצע, מכה) in that it highlights the aspect of being bound or dressed. In post-biblical Hebrew, medical terms diverged from this root, making mazor relatively archaic outside biblical usage.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or מָזֹר; from זוּר in the sense of binding up; a bandage, i.e. remedy; hence, a sore (as needing a compress); bound up, wound.

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Root Family

זור (z-w-r) — to bind, wrap, enclose

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2114 זוּר with foreign ones
H2115 זוּר she will press her
H2116 זוּרֶה the winnowed one
H2223 זַרְזִיר girded swift-beast of
H4204 מָזוֹר wound

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4205-01 לְ/מָז֑וֹר lemazor HR/Ncmsa for binding up binding bandage 1
H4205-03 מְזֹר֔/וֹ mezoro HNcmsc/Sp3ms wound his binding-dressing 1
H4205-02 מָזֽוֹר mazor HNcmsa wound binding bandage 1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4205-01 Jeremiah 30:13 לְ/מָז֑וֹר lemazor HR/Ncmsa for binding up binding bandage
H4205-03 Hosea 5:13 מְזֹר֔/וֹ mezoro HNcmsc/Sp3ms wound his binding-dressing
H4205-02 Hosea 5:13 מָזֽוֹר mazor HNcmsa wound binding bandage
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