H2911 H2911
grinding mill, hand mill; domestic tool for grinding grain
A masculine noun appearing only in Lamentations 5:13, describing the humiliation of young men forced to carry millstones during Jerusalem's destruction. Normally grinding was women's work, done by hand with heavy circular stones. The image of young men 'bearing the mill' captures their degradation—reduced to servile labor, carrying the implements of the most menial domestic task. This single occurrence makes the reversal of social roles a symbol of total conquest and shame.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Lamentations 5:13 uses this term in a catalog of Jerusalem's humiliations after the Babylonian conquest. The Spanish and English both translate simply as 'mill' or 'grinding mill,' emphasizing the heavy labor involved. The forced carrying of millstones represents not just physical burden but social degradation, as young men are reduced to performing women's domestic work. 1×
AR["الطَّحْنَ"]·ben["যাঁতা"]·DE["[טחון]"]·EN["a-mill"]·FR["[טחון]"]·heb["טחון"]·HI["चक्की"]·ID["batu-kilangan"]·IT["[טחון]"]·jav["panggilingan"]·KO["맷돌-을"]·PT["moinho"]·RU["жернов"]·ES["el-molino"]·SW["jiwe-la-kusaga"]·TR["değirmen"]·urd["چکی-پیسنا"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† טְחוֹן n.[m.] grinding-mill, hand-mill; only בַּחוּרִים ט׳ נָשָׂ֑אוּ La 5:13 the young men have borne the mill (i.e. been compelled to bear it).