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trample

Definition:

To “trample” means to step on something and smash it with the feet. This term is also used figuratively in the Bible to mean “destroy” or “defeat” or “humiliate.”

• An example of “trampling” would be the smashing down of grass by the feet of people running in a field..
• In ancient times, wine was sometimes made by trampling grapes to remove the juice from them.
• Sometimes the term to “trample” has a figurative meaning of to “punish by humiliating,” comparing it to trampling mud for a threshing floor.
• The term “trample” was used figuratively to express how Yahweh would punish his people Israel for their pride and rebellion.
• Other ways that “trample” could be translated include “crush with the feet” or “smash down with the feet” or “stomp on and crush” or “smash into the ground.”
• Depending on the context, this term could also be translated

(See also: grape, shame, punish, rebel, thresh, wine)

Bible References:

• Hebrews 10:29
• Psalms 7:5

Word Data:

• Strong’s: H947, H1758, H1869, H4001, H4823, H7429, H7512, G2662, G3961