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( îִæְîֵøָä , mazmerah; Sept. äñÝðáíïí ; Isa_2:4; Isa_18:5; Joel 4:10; Mic_4:3), a knife for pruning the vine. The manner of tzrimming the vine ( æֵîִø , zamdr), signifying clipping, and also the singular instrument of the vine-dresser, were well known even in the time of Moses (Lev_25:3-4), and no doubt both were similar to those employed by the Egyptians. SEE KNIFE; SEE VINE; SEE VINEYARD).