H4930 H4930
nails; metal fasteners used to secure objects together
This word appears in several contexts describing metal spikes or fasteners. Ecclesiastes uses it metaphorically, comparing the collected words of the wise to firmly planted nails. Isaiah mentions nails in the context of securing idols. Chronicles specifies nails of gold and iron used in temple construction. The term encompasses various types of metal fasteners, from small pins to large spikes. The comparison in Ecclesiastes is particularly striking—true wisdom, like a well-driven nail, stays firmly in place.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Metal nails or spikes used as fasteners, mentioned in Ecclesiastes 12:11 in a simile comparing wise sayings to nails firmly planted. The term appears with the conjunction 'like nails' in a passage describing how the words of the wise are like goads and firmly embedded nails—they pierce and they stay fixed. The multilingual evidence consistently identifies these as fasteners or spikes. The metaphor in Ecclesiastes suggests permanence and reliability: just as a well-driven nail holds firm, truly wise words remain stable and secure. The image combines the penetrating quality (like goads) with staying power (like nails). 1×
AR["وُ-كَ-مَسْمِرُوت"]·ben["এবং-পেরেকের-মতো"]·DE["[וכמשמרות]"]·EN["and-like-nails"]·FR["et-וכמשמרות"]·heb["ו-כ-משמרות"]·HI["और-कीलों-के-समान"]·ID["dan-seperti-paku-paku"]·IT["e-come-e-like-nails"]·jav["lan-kados-paku"]·KO["그리고-같이-못들"]·PT["e-como-pregos"]·RU["и-как-гвозди"]·ES["y-como-clavos"]·SW["na-kama-misumari"]·TR["ve-civiler-gibi"]·urd["اور-کیلوں-کی-طرح"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [מַסְמֵר] n.m. Ec 12:11 nail (connexion with above √ dub.; 𝔗 מַסְמְרָא, Chr.Pal.Aramaic ܡܣܡܖ̈ܝܐ Schwally 63.122; NH vb. סמר nail on or up; Arabic مِسْمَارٌ is perhaps loan-word Frä 89);—pl. abs. מַסְמְרִים Is 41:7, מִסְמְרִים 1 Ch 22:3 (of iron; on—ִ v. Ges§ 85 f.); also מַסְמְרוֹת Je 10:4 (+ מַקָּבוֹת), מַשְׂמְרוֹת נְטוּעִים, Ec 12:11 (sim.; + דָּרְבֹנוֹת), and מִסְמְרוֹת 2 Ch 3:9 (of gold).