מָעַד

Strong’s Definition

to waver

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

make to shake, slide, slip.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to slip, slide, totter, shake
• 2.(qal) to slip
• 3.(hiphil) to cause or make to shake or totter

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mâʻad; Pronunciation: maw-ad'