HebrewH4388Noun (Masculine)
מַכְתֵּשׁ
makh.tesh
“hollow”
2Occurrences
H4388Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a mortar; by analogy, a socket (of a tooth)
from H3806 (כָּתַשׁ);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
mortar
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
מַכְתֵּשׁ appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Judges
1
Proverbs
1
Key Passages
Judges 15:19BSB
So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.
Proverbs 27:22BSB
Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle,yet his folly will not depart from him.
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