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The meaning of מַכְפֵּלָה

Understanding Makpêlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

Machpelah. - § Machpelah = "double" or "portion" - Makpelah, a place in Palestine 1) the location of a burial cave for t...

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מַכְפֵּלָה

Phoneticmak-pay-law'
TransliterationMakpêlâh
Grammar Code
N:N--L
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Machpelah. - § Machpelah = "double" or "portion" - Makpelah, a place in Palestine 1) the location of a burial cave for the patriarchs, near Hebron

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

6 total references
ReferenceText
Genesis 25:9

And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

Word: מַכְפֵּלָה (Makpêlâh)

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
6x
Most Frequent Book
Genesis
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