מַקָּבָה
maq.qa.vah
“hammer”
Definition
properly, a perforatrix, i.e. a hammer (as piercing)
from H5344 (נָקַב);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מַקָּבָה appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
The blacksmith takes a tooland labors over the coals;he fashions an idol with hammersand forges it with his strong arms.Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength;he fails to drink water and grows faint.
They adorn it with silver and goldand fasten it with hammer and nails,so that it will not totter.
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