רֵחֶה
re.chehmillstoneHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine5 occurrences5 books5 verses
Definition
from an unused root meaning to pulverize; a mill-stone
Traditional renderings: mill (stone).
Traditional renderings: mill (stone).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רֵחֶה:
- μύλοςmulos“millstone”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Exodus 11:5הָרֵחָ֑יִם · the hand mill…and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.
- Numbers 11:8בָרֵחַ֗יִם · on a handmillThe people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil.
- Deuteronomy 24:6רֵחַ֖יִם · take a pair of millstonesDo not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.
- Isaiah 47:2רֵחַ֖יִם · millstonesTake millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams.
- Jeremiah 25:10רֵחַ֖יִם · of the millstonesMoreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.