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מַחֲרֵשָׁה H4281

H4281 is the Hebrew word מַחֲרֵשָׁה, transliterated machărêshâh and said makh-ar-ay-shaw'. The King James Version most often renders it mattock.

Word: מַחֲרֵשָׁהTransliteration: machărêshâhSaid: makh-ar-ay-shaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

probably a pick-axe.

Where it comes from

from H2790 (חָרַשׁ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

mattock 1×mattocks 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: mattock.

Verses using מַחֲרֵשָׁה

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 13:20 · KJV

But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.

1 Samuel 13:21 · KJV

Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4281 mean?

H4281 is the Hebrew word מַחֲרֵשָׁה (machărêshâh), meaning probably a pick-axe.

How is H4281 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it mattock (1 time), mattocks (1 time).

How many times does H4281 appear in the Bible?

מַחֲרֵשָׁה (machărêshâh) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4281 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2790 (חָרַשׁ).

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