Maqtsoa מִקְצֹעַ
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| מִקְצֹעַ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | maqtsoa |
| Strong's number | H4740 (H4740H, H4740G) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | corner |
| Occurrences | 12 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Nehemiah (4) |
Maqtsoa (Hebrew מִקְצֹעַ, Strong's H4740) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “corner”. It occurs 12 times in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H4740H: corner
1) place of corner structure, corner buttress, inner corner-buttress
1a) corner post, buttress-place, buttress
Also means: me.quts.ah (מְקֻצְעָה "corner" H4742)
1a) corner post, buttress-place, buttress
Also means: me.quts.ah (מְקֻצְעָה "corner" H4742)
H4740G: Angle
Angle, part of the fortifications of Jerusalem
This name means a corner structure, buttress
This name means a corner structure, buttress
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | corners (5), turning (5), every corner (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | corners (5), angle (3), angle in the wall (1), near the angle (1), its corners (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Maqtsoa, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 26:24And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.
- Exodus 36:29And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners.coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 26:9Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 3:19And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the Ascent to the Armory, near the angle in the wall.
- Nehemiah 3:20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
- Nehemiah 3:24After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,
- Nehemiah 3:25Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king’s high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.and Palal son of Uzai made repairs opposite the angle and the tower that juts out from the upper palace of the king near the courtyard of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 41:22The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the Lord.There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”
- Ezekiel 46:21Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.Then he brought me into the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw a separate court in each of its corners.
- Ezekiel 46:22In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed courts, each forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. Each of the four corner areas had the same dimensions.
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).