מַכְתֵּשׁ

Strong’s Definition

a mortar; by analogy, a socket (of a tooth)

Etymology & Derivation

from H3806 (כָּתַשׁ);

KJV Usage

hollow place, mortar.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.mortar

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: maktêsh; Pronunciation: mak-taysh'