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G5482

χάραξ

charax

Masculine noun · From charasso (to sharpen to a point, akin to γράφω (G1125) through the idea of scratching)

From χαράσσω charássō (to sharpen to a point; akin to G1125 through the idea of scratching); a stake, i.e. (by implication) a palisade or rampart (military mound for circumvallation in a siege):—trench.

Outline

  1. a pale or stake, a palisade
  2. a palisade or rampart
    1. pales between which earth, stones, trees, and timbers are heaped and packed together

Usages

Luke 19:43

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

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