Psalms 80:5 — Word Study
WLCהֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּם לֶ֣חֶם דִּמְעָ֑ה וַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹ בִּדְמָע֥וֹת שָׁלִֽישׁ׃
BSAThe LordYᵉhôvâh Godʼĕlôhîym armytsâbâʼ tillʻad howmâthay be angryʻâshan prayertᵉphillâh Amawʻam
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| הֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּם | you have fed them | Verb hiphil perfect second person masculine singular, suffix |
| לֶ֣חֶם | bread of | Noun common, masculine singular construct |
| דִּמְעָ֑ה | tear[s] | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
| וַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹ | and you have made drink them | Verb hiphil sequential imperfect second person masculine singular, suffix |
| בִּדְמָע֥וֹת | tears | Preposition, noun common feminine plural absolute |
| שָׁלִֽישׁ׃ | a third of a measure | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears. |
| KJV | Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. |
| ASV | Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure. |
| YLT | Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time. |
| WEB | You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure. |
| BBE | You have given them the bread of weeping for food; for their drink you have given them sorrow in great measure. |
The translations agree on the imagery and meaning of the verse, emphasizing the sorrowful state of God's people.
The sentence consists of two main clauses linked by a conjunction, emphasizing the dual actions of feeding and making drink.
8 commentators on this verse
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The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.
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Deep Study — Psalms 80:5
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Context — A Lament for Israel's Restorationgenerated
Psalm 80:5 reflects the pain and suffering of Israel, as the psalmist laments before God. The imagery of being fed with tears emphasizes the depth of sorrow among God's people, who feel abandoned and oppressed. The context of the psalm is a plea for restoration and deliverance from their enemies, highlighting their desperate need for God's intervention.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 42:3 | My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?” |
| 2 | Psalm 102:9 | For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears |
| 3 | Job 6:7 | My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me. |
| 4 | Isaiah 30:20 | The Lord will give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, but your Teacher will no longer hide Himself—with your own eyes you will see Him. |
| 5 | Ezekiel 4:16–17 | Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 5 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — דִּמְעָה, dim'ahgenerated
The noun דִּמְעָה (dim'ah) refers to 'tears' and is often used in poetic contexts to convey sorrow and weeping. It is a feminine noun, emphasizing the emotional weight of the term. The word appears frequently in lamentations, underscoring its significance in expressing grief.
In this verse, the tears symbolize the deep anguish of the people, who are portrayed as being nourished by their suffering. This metaphor illustrates the extent of their sorrow, as they are not only experiencing pain but are also consuming it, highlighting a profound sense of despair.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The verse consists of two main clauses, with the first clause stating the action of feeding and the second describing the act of making drink. The finite verbs are הֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּם (you have fed them) and תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹ (you have made drink them), clearly indicating the actions taken by God towards His people.
The structure emphasizes the parallelism between the two actions of feeding and making drink, both centered around the metaphor of tears. This poetic form enhances the emotional impact of the lament, drawing attention to the sorrowful state of the people.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the Hebrew דִּמְעָה is rendered as προσευξὴν (prayer), which shifts the focus from tears as physical nourishment to a spiritual plea. This choice reflects an interpretation that links the act of crying with prayerful supplication to God.
The Greek translation captures the essence of the Hebrew lament while introducing a broader theological context, suggesting that the tears of the people are not only a sign of sorrow but also a call for divine intervention.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Psalm 80:5 speaks of God feeding His people with the 'bread of tears' and making them drink their tears. This imagery shows the deep sorrow and suffering of the Israelites, who feel overwhelmed and in need of God's help.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It symbolizes the deep sorrow and suffering experienced by God's people, suggesting that their pain is so profound it becomes their nourishment.
This metaphor highlights the extent of their grief, indicating that their sorrow is so consuming that it is as if they are sustained by it.
It emphasizes the abundance of their sorrow, suggesting that they are overwhelmed by their pain and in desperate need of relief.
This verse encapsulates the lament of the psalm, where the people cry out to God for restoration and deliverance from their suffering.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways have I experienced sorrow that felt overwhelming, like the tears described in this verse?
- How can I bring my tears and sorrows to God in prayer, trusting Him to provide comfort?
- What does it mean for me to be nourished by my struggles, and how can I find hope in them?
- How can I support others who are going through deep sorrow, as reflected in this psalm?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
The early Church Fathers referenced this verse to discuss the themes of suffering and divine justice, using it to illustrate God's relationship with His people.
"You will feed us with the bread of tears, and wilt give us to drink with tears in measure" [Psalms 80:5].Early Church Fathers on Psalms 80 →
We have said this, brothers, so that you may know that in the Old Testament God’s justice orders a year’s punishment to make up for the sin of one day.Early Church Fathers on Psalms 80 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Psalms 80:5 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThou feedest them with the bread of tears,.... With tears instead of bread, having none to eat; or their bread is mingled with their tears, "dipped" therein, as the Targum; such was their constant
Read John Gill on Psalms 80 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. Thou feedest them with the bread of tears - making tears their bread (Psalms 42:3).
Read Robert Jamieson on Psalms 80 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleWith the bread of tears; either with tears instead of bread, which they either want, or cannot eat because their grief hath taken away their appetites; or with tears as frequent and constant as their eating it. See the like phrase .
Read Matthew Poole on Psalms 80 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsPsalms 80:5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.Ver. 5. Thou feedest them with the bread of tears] Panibus fletu intinctis (Chald.). It is as ordinary with them to weep as it is with men to eat and drink (Kimchi). And givest them tears to drink in great measure] Trientales they are Tricongii in a sense, to their sorrow. They are afflicted even to utmost satiety. See Psalms 42:3. Holy Bradford oft mused at his meal, having his hat over his eyes, from whence came commonly plenty of tears dropping on his trencher (Acts aud Mon. 1457).
Read John Trapp on Psalms 80 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Bread of tears.—See Psalms 42:3. In great measure.—Heb., shalîsh, i.e., a third part. (Comp. Isaiah 40:12, Margin.) Probably meaning a third part of an ephah. (See Exodus 16:36; Isaiah 5:10, LXX.) But here evidently used in a general way, as we say “a peck of troubles.”
Read Charles John Ellicott on Psalms 80 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 5. Thou feedest them with the bread of tears] They have no peace, no comfort, nothing but continual sorrow. In great measure.] שליש shalish, threefold. Some think it was a certain measure used by the Chaldeans, the real capacity of which is not known. others think it signifies abundance or abundantly.
Read AdamClarke on Psalms 80 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges5. Thou hast fed them with bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure. i.e. made tears their daily portion: cp. Psalms 42:3; Psalms 102:9. In large measure, lit. by the tierce, or third part of some larger measure, probably the bath (= ephah, in dry measure), and if so containing nearly three gallons: a huge drinking goblet, though but a tiny measure for the dust of the earth, Isaiah 40:12, the only other place where the word occurs. LXX, Syr., Jer., read us for them.
Read Cambridge on Psalms 80 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleThou feedest them with the bread of tears - literally, “Thou causest them to eat the bread of tears,” or of weeping. That is, their food was accompanied with tears; even when they ate, they wept.
Read Albert Barnes on Psalms 80 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.
You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.
You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.
You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure.
Tyndale line
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure.
Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Thou hast fedde them with the bread of teares, and giuen them teares to drinke with great measure.
Strictly literal
Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure:
Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.
You have caused them to eat bread of tears, || And cause them to drink || With tears a third time.
(80:6) Thou feedest them with the bread of tears, and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
You have fed them with the bread of tears and given them tears to drink in great quantities.
From the Latin
For it is a commandment in Israel, and a judgment to the God of Jacob.
Simplified
You fed them with the bread of tears, and gave them a full bowl of tears to drink.
You have given them the bread of weeping for food; for their drink you have given them sorrow in great measure.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree in the wording of הֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּם לֶ֣חֶם דִּמְעָ֑ה וַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹ בִּדְמָע֥וֹת שָׁלִֽישׁ׃, with no significant variations noted. Both texts convey the same imagery of sorrow and suffering.
הֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּם לֶ֣חֶם דִּמְעָ֑ה וַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹ בִּדְמָע֥וֹת שָׁלִֽישׁ׃
6 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Psalms 80:5
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
אָכַל (akal) means 'to eat' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including literal consumption by humans and animals, as well as figurative uses like devouring by fire or destruction. It can describe actions such as feeding or causing to eat, and it also appears in contexts of oppression and destruction. The verb has various forms, indicating different subjects and nuances.
אָכַל 806 vb. eat
Qal
eat, human subject
of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour
fig. of fire, devour, consume
of sword, devour, slay
in genl., devour, consume, destroy
fig. of oppression, devour the poor
Niph.
be eaten by man
be devoured by fire, consumed
be wasted, destroyed, of flesh
Pu. be consumed
Hiph.
cause to eat, feed with
cause to devoure, obj. sword
base
H398 אָכַל eat .. eat, human subject
. of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour
. fig. of fire, devour, consume
. of sword, devour, slay
. in genl., devour, consume, destroy
. fig. of oppression, devour the poor
. . be eaten by man
. be devoured by fire, consumed
. be wasted, destroyed, of flesh
. be consumed
. . cause to eat, feed with
. cause to devoure, obj. sword
398 'akal aw-kal'
a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):--X at
all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up),
feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay)
meat, X quite.
אָכַל (a.khal) — to eat.
1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to eat (human subject)
1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)
1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)
1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
1a6) to devour (of oppression)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be eaten (by men)
1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to cause to eat, feed with
1c2) to cause to devour
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to feed
1d2) to cause to eat
1e) (Piel)
1e1) consume
Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399)
HVhp2ms/Sp3mp — Verb hiphil perfect second person masculine singular · suffixHVhp2ms/Sp3mp
לֶ֫חֶם (lechem) means bread or food, encompassing items like grain and provisions for both humans and animals. It is derived from a related root and is used in various contexts, particularly in the Old Testament. The entries consistently emphasize its primary association with bread, though they also acknowledge its broader meaning as food.
לֶ֫חֶם 296 n.m. and (rarely) f. bread, food
base
H3899 לֶ֫חֶם bread, food
3899 lechem lekh'-em
from 3898; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or
grain (for making it):--((shew-))bread, X eat, food, fruit,
loaf, meat, victuals. See also 1036.
see HEBREW for 03898
see HEBREW for 01036
לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) — food.
: food(eating)
1) bread, food, grain
1a) bread
1a1) bread
1a2) bread-corn
1b) food (in general)
לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) — food: bread.
: bread/loaf
1) bread, food, grain
1a) bread
1a1) bread
1a2) bread-corn
1b) food (in general)
לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) — food: allowance.
: allowance
1) bread, food, grain
1a) bread
1a1) bread
1a2) bread-corn
1b) food (in general)
HNcmsc — Noun common · masculine singular constructHNcmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
דִּמְעָה (dim`ah) refers to 'tears' and is primarily used in a poetic context, with frequent occurrences in the book of Jeremiah and contemporary literature. It is a feminine noun derived from the root word for 'weeping' (דִּמְעָה is noted as a collective term for tears). The entries consistently emphasize its poetic nature.
דִּמְעָה n.f. coll. tears (chiefly poet. and late; freq. in Je. and contemp.)
base
H1832 דִּמְעָה coll. tears (chiefly poet. and late; freq. in Je. and contemp.)
1832 dim`ah dim-aw'
feminine of 1831; weeping:--tears.
see HEBREW for 01831
דִּמְעָה (dim.ah) — tears.
tears
HNcfsa — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteHNcfsa
The Hebrew word שָׁקָה (sha.qah) is a primitive root meaning to cause to drink or to water. It covers the act of giving drink to both animals and plants, as well as the concept of irrigation. The entries indicate various grammatical forms, including Hiphil, Pual, and Niphal, with no significant disagreement among lexicons.
[שָׁקָה] vb. Hiph. cause to drink water, give to drink
Hiph. water, irrigate, ground
water, give drink to
Pu. the marrow of his bones is watered, (refreshed, invigorated).
base
H8248 שָׁקָה Hiph. cause to drink water, give to drink
8248 shaqah shaw-kaw'
a primitive root; to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or
furnish a potion to:--cause to (give, give to, let, make to)
drink, drown, moisten, water. See 7937, 8354.
see HEBREW for 07937
see HEBREW for 08354
שָׁקָה (sha.qah) — to water: watering.
: watering(ANIMALS/PLANTS)
1) to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to water, irrigate
1a2) to water, give drink to
1b) (Pual) to be watered
1c) (Niphal) variant
שָׁקָה (sha.qah) — to water: drink.
: drink(PEOPLE)
1) to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to water, irrigate
1a2) to water, give drink to
1b) (Pual) to be watered
1c) (Niphal) variant
שָׁקָה (sha.qah) — to water: cupbearer.
: cupbearer
1) to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to water, irrigate
1a2) to water, give drink to
1b) (Pual) to be watered
1c) (Niphal) variant
Hc/Vhw2ms/Sp3mp — Verb hiphil sequential imperfect second person masculine singular · suffixHc/Vhw2ms/Sp3mp
דִּמְעָה (dim`ah) refers to 'tears' and is primarily used in a poetic context, with frequent occurrences in the book of Jeremiah and contemporary literature. It is a feminine noun derived from the root word for 'weeping' (דִּמְעָה is noted as a collective term for tears). The entries consistently emphasize its poetic nature.
דִּמְעָה n.f. coll. tears (chiefly poet. and late; freq. in Je. and contemp.)
base
H1832 דִּמְעָה coll. tears (chiefly poet. and late; freq. in Je. and contemp.)
1832 dim`ah dim-aw'
feminine of 1831; weeping:--tears.
see HEBREW for 01831
דִּמְעָה (dim.ah) — tears.
tears
HR/Ncfpa — Preposition · noun common feminine plural absoluteHR/Ncfpa
terz (dim`ah; dakrua): In the instances recorded in Scripture weeping is more frequently associated with mental distress than with physical pain. Eastern peoples show none of the restraint of emotion in lamentation which is characteristic of modern Occidentals, and there are many records of this manifestation of woe, even among men accustomed to hardships and warfare, such as David and his soldiers. The flow of tears is the evidence of sorrow in prospect of approaching death in Ps 39:12; 2Ki 20:5; Isa 38:5, and of the suffering consequent on oppression (Ec 4:1), or defeat in battle (Isa 16:9), or hopeless remorse, as with…
Small urns or Lachrymatorises, of thin glass or simple pottery, and containing the tears of mourners at funerals, used to be placed in the sepulchres of the dead at Rome and in Palestine, where they are found in great numbers on opening ancient tombs. This custom is illustrative of Ps 56:8, which shows that God is ever mindful of the sorrows of his people. In Re 7:17 he is represented as tenderly wiping all tears from their eyes, or removing for ever all their grief.
שָׁלִישׁ (shaliysh) refers to a third part or measure, possibly linked to an ephah. It can denote a musical instrument, likely a triangle or three-stringed lute, and also signifies an officer or captain. The word appears in contexts suggesting both quantity and rank, with references in 1 Chronicles and 2 Samuel.
שָׁלִ(י)שׁ n.[m.] third (part, i.e. of ephah? dub.), name of a measure
base
[שָׁלִישׁ] n.[m.] a (three-stringed? three-barred? three-cornered?) mus. instr., perhaps a sistrum, or ‘triangle’, 1 S 18:6
ref
שָׁלִישׁ n.m. adjutant or officer
base
H7991a שָׁלִ(י)שׁ third (part, i.e. of ephah? dub.), name of a measure H7991b שָׁלִישׁ a (three-stringed? three-barred? three-cornered?) mus. instr., perhaps a sistrum H7991c שָׁלִישׁ adjutant or officer
7991 shaliysh shaw-leesh'
or shalowsh ( 1 Chron. 11:11; 12:18) {shaw- loshe'}; or
shalosh (2 Sam. 23:13) {shaw-loshe'}; from 7969; a triple,
i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather
three-stringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity)
a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an
officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the
highest):--captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord,
(great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).
see HEBREW for 07969
שָׁלִישׁ (sha.lish) — third.
1) third part
1a) name of a measure
שָׁלִישׁ (sha.lish) — triangle.
1) a musical instrument
1a) maybe three-stringed, triangular shape, or three-barred
1b) perhaps a sistrum or triangle
שָׁלִישׁ (sha.lish) — officer.
shield carrier, adjutant, officer, captain
HNcmsa — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
Measure
Several words are so rendered in the Authorized Version. (1.) Those which are indefinite. (a) Hok, Isa. 5:14, elsewhere “statute.” (b) Mad, Job 11:9; Jer. 13:25, elsewhere “garment.” (c) Middah, the word most frequently thus translated, Ex. 26:2, 8, etc. (d) Mesurah, Lev. 19:35; 1 Chr. 23:29. (e) Mishpat, Jer. 30:11, elsewhere “judgment.” (f) Mithkoneth and token, Ezek. 45:11. (g) In New Testament metron, the usual Greek word thus rendered (
See SHEKELS, TALENT, BATH, or Ephah, EPHAH, etc.