Makhtesh מַכְתֵּשׁ
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| מַכְתֵּשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | makhtesh |
| Strong's number | H4389 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Mortar |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Makhtesh (Hebrew מַכְתֵּשׁ, Strong's H4389) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Mortar”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
§ Maktesh = "a mortar" or "deep hollow"
a hollow or valley evidently in the greater Jerusalem area
a hollow or valley evidently in the greater Jerusalem area
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | maktesh (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hollow (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Makhtesh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 1:11Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.
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).