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properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame)
figuratively, an utterance
concretely, a beacon (as raised)
a present (as taken), mess, or tribute
figuratively, a reproach (as a burden)
Greek lexical coverage
No safely matched Greek Strong’s entry
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The installed lexicons do not contain a sufficiently exact Greek word-level match for this study. UNLEARN leaves this language unassigned instead of displaying an unrelated Strong’s record.
Complete dictionary entries
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Mess
A portion of food given to a guest (Gen. 43:34; 2 Sam. 11:8).