Miphletset מִפְלֶ֫צֶת
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| מִפְלֶ֫צֶת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | miphletset |
| Strong's number | H4656 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | horror |
| Occurrences | 4 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (1) |
Miphletset (Hebrew מִפְלֶ֫צֶת, Strong's H4656) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “horror”. It occurs 4 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
horrid thing, horrible thing
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | idol (4) |
|---|
Verses
Every verse with Miphletset, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 15:13And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 15:16And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
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).