מָעַד mâʻad

Meaning

to waver

In the King James Version: make to shake, slide, slip.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• 2 Samuel 22:37 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
• Job 12:5 The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
• Psalms 18:36 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
• Psalms 26:1 Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
• Psalms 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
• Psalms 69:23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
• Proverbs 25:19 Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.