Strong's Hebrew · H4571

H4571 mâʻad

מָעַד

maw-ad'

to slip

Looking for Greek G4571 sé? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H4571. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

mâʻad appears 7 times in Scripture, in 2 Samuel, Job, Psalms and Proverbs. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to waver

In the King James Version

make to shake, slide, slip.

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 7 times in Scripture

Proverbs 25:19

“Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.”

Psalms 37:31

“The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.”

Psalms 69:23

“May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”

Job 12:5

“The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.”

2 Samuel 22:37

“You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.”

Psalms 26:1

“Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.”

Psalms 18:36

“You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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