Strong’s H4053 · Hebrew
מִגְרָפָה
migrâphâh
mig-raw-faw'
Definition
something thrown off (by the spade), i.e. a clod
Etymology
from H1640 (גָּרַף);
Where the KJV renders it
- clod
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