Makhtesh מַכְתֵּשׁ
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| מַכְתֵּשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | makhtesh |
| Strong's number | H4388 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | hollow |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (1) |
Makhtesh (Hebrew מַכְתֵּשׁ, Strong's H4388) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “hollow”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
mortar
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | place (1), mortar (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hollow place (1), mortar (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Makhtesh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 15:19But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En–hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 27:22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
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).