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(1.) Hebrews ma’eder, an instrument for dressing or pruning a vineyard (Isaiah 7:25); a weeding-hoe. (2.) Hebrews mahareshah (1 Samuel 13:1), perhaps the ploughshare or coulter. (3.) Hebrews herebh, marg. of text (2 Chronicles 34:6). Authorized Version, “with their mattocks,” marg. “mauls.” The Revised Version renders “in their ruins,” marg. “with their axes.” The Hebrew text is probably corrupt.

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