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מַחְבֶּרֶת H4225

H4225 is the Hebrew word מַחְבֶּרֶת, transliterated machbereth and said makh-beh'-reth. The King James Version most often renders it coupling.

Word: מַחְבֶּרֶתTransliteration: machberethSaid: makh-beh'-rethLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

a junction, i.e. seam or sewed piece.

Where it comes from

from H2266 (חָבַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

coupling 6×other coupling 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: coupling.

Verses using מַחְבֶּרֶת

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 26:4 · KJV

And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

Exodus 26:5 · KJV

Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.

Exodus 28:27 · KJV

And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

Exodus 36:11 · KJV

And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

Exodus 36:12 · KJV

Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another.

Exodus 36:17 · KJV

And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.

Exodus 39:20 · KJV

And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4225 mean?

H4225 is the Hebrew word מַחְבֶּרֶת (machbereth), meaning a junction, i.e. seam or sewed piece.

How is H4225 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it coupling (6 times), other coupling (2 times).

How many times does H4225 appear in the Bible?

מַחְבֶּרֶת (machbereth) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4225 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2266 (חָבַר).

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