Meqareh מְקָרֶה
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| מְקָרֶה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | meqareh |
| Strong's number | H4746 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | rafter |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Meqareh (Hebrew מְקָרֶה, Strong's H4746) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “rafter”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
beam work
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | building (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | roof (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Meqareh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 10:18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
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).