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מַעְגָּל H4570
H4570 is the Hebrew word מַעְגָּל, transliterated maʻgâl and said mah-gawl'. The King James Version most often renders it paths.
What it means
a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular).
Where it comes from
or feminine מַעְגָּלָה; from the same as H5696 (עָגֹל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: going, path, trench, way(-side).
Verses using מַעְגָּל
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
1 Samuel 17:20 · KJV
And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
1 Samuel 26:5 · KJV
And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
1 Samuel 26:7 · KJV
So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
Psalm 17:5 · KJV
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Psalm 23:3 · KJV
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psalm 65:11 · KJV
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
Psalm 140:5 · KJV
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
Proverbs 2:18 · KJV
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Proverbs 4:26 · KJV
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Proverbs 5:6 · KJV
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
Isaiah 26:7 · KJV
The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
Isaiah 59:8 · KJV
The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4570 mean?
H4570 is the Hebrew word מַעְגָּל (maʻgâl), meaning a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular).
How is H4570 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it paths (4 times), trench (2 times), path (2 times), within the trench (1 time), wayside (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4570 appear in the Bible?
מַעְגָּל (maʻgâl) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4570 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or feminine מַעְגָּלָה; from the same as H5696 (עָגֹל).
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