Mahpekhet מַהְפֶּ֫כֶת
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| מַהְפֶּ֫כֶת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mahpekhet |
| Strong's number | H4115 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | stocks |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Jeremiah (3) |
Mahpekhet (Hebrew מַהְפֶּ֫כֶת, Strong's H4115) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “stocks”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) stocks
1a) similar instrument of punishment (compelling crooked posture or distorting)
1b) house of stocks, prison-house
1a) similar instrument of punishment (compelling crooked posture or distorting)
1b) house of stocks, prison-house
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | prison (2), stocks (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | stocks (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Mahpekhet, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 16:10Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 20:2Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 20:3And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor–missabib.The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.
- Jeremiah 29:26The Lord hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the Lord, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).