The meaning of “מַקֶּבֶת”
Understanding maqqebeth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
hammer, hole. - properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing) - also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry...
מַקֶּבֶת
hammer, hole. - properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing) - also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry 1) hole, excavation, perforation 2) hammer, perforator
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 4:21 | “Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.” Word: מַקֶּבֶת (maqqebeth) | |
| Isaiah 51:1 | “Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.” Word: מַקֶּבֶת (maqqebeth) |
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