H4718Hebrewmaqqeḇeṯ

מַקֶּבֶת

properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry

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Strong’s Definition

properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry

Etymology & Derivation

from H5344 (נָקַב);

KJV Usage

hammer, hole.

Detailed Definition

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

  • 1.hole, excavation, perforation
  • 2.hammer, perforator

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: maqqebeth; Pronunciation: mak-keh'-beth