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# trample, tramples, trampled, trampling #
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## Definition: ##
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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."
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* An example of "trampling" would be the smashing down of grass by the feet of people running in a field..
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* In ancient times, wine was sometimes made by trampling grapes to remove the juice from them.
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* Sometimes the term "to trample" has a figurative meaning of “to punish by humiliating,” comparing it to trampling mud for a threshing floor.
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* The term "trample" was used figuratively to express how Yahweh would punish his people Israel for their pride and rebellion.
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* 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."
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* Depending on the context, this term could also be translated
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(See also: [grape](../other/grape.md), [humiliate](../other/humiliate.md), [punish](../other/punish.md), [rebel](../other/rebel.md), [thresh](../other/thresh.md), [wine](../other/wine.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Hebrews 10:28-29](rc://en/tn/help/heb/10/28)
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* [Psalms 007:5](rc://en/tn/help/psa/007/005)
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## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: H947, H1758, H1869, H4001, H4823, H7429, H7512, G2662, G3961
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