Mikhlaah מִכְלָה
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| מִכְלָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mikhlaah |
| Strong's number | H4356 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | fold |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (2) |
Mikhlaah (Hebrew מִכְלָה, Strong's H4356) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “fold”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
fold, enclosure
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | folds (1), sheepfolds (1), fold (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | your pens (1), sheepfolds (1), fold (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mikhlaah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 50:9I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,
- Psalm 78:70He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 3:17Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
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).