Strong's Greek · G5482

χάραξ

chárax

trench

Definition

akin to G1125 (γράφω) through the idea of scratching); a stake, i.e. (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege)

Derivation

from (to sharpen to a point;

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Luke 19:43

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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