Mechezah מֶחֱזָה
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| מֶחֱזָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mechezah |
| Strong's number | H4237 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | window |
| Occurrences | 4 in 2 verses |
Mechezah (Hebrew מֶחֱזָה, Strong's H4237) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “window”. It occurs 4 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
light, window, place of seeing
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | light (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | facing one another (1), openings (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mechezah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 7:4And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers.
- 1 Kings 7:5And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
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).