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מַהְפֶּכֶת H4115
H4115 is the Hebrew word מַהְפֶּכֶת, transliterated mahpeketh and said mah-peh'-keth. The King James Version most often renders it prison.
What it means
a wrench, i.e. the stocks.
Where it comes from
from H2015 (הָפַךְ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: prison, stocks.
Verses using מַהְפֶּכֶת
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
2 Chronicles 16:10 · KJV
Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
Jeremiah 20:2 · KJV
Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah 20:3 · KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib.
Jeremiah 29:26 · KJV
The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4115 mean?
H4115 is the Hebrew word מַהְפֶּכֶת (mahpeketh), meaning a wrench, i.e. the stocks.
How is H4115 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it prison (2 times), stocks (1 time), out of the stocks (1 time).
How many times does H4115 appear in the Bible?
מַהְפֶּכֶת (mahpeketh) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4115 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2015 (הָפַךְ).
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