מַכְפֵּלָה
makh.pe.lahNounH4375
Machpelah
From: from H3717 (כָּפַל); a fold;
Short Definition
Makpelah, a place in Palestine
Full Lexicon Entry
§ Machpelah = "double" or "portion" the location of a burial cave for the patriarchs, near Hebron
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N--L
DescriptionN:N--L
Occurrences
6 timesAppears 6 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
6
Key Passages
- Genesis 23:9
- Genesis 23:17
- Genesis 23:19
- Genesis 25:9
- Genesis 49:30
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