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מְכוֹנָה H4350

H4350 is the Hebrew word מְכוֹנָה, transliterated mᵉkôwnâh and said mek-o-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it bases.

Word: מְכוֹנָהTransliteration: mᵉkôwnâhSaid: mek-o-naw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

a pedestal, also a spot.

Where it comes from

or מְכֹנָה; feminine of H4349 (מָכוֹן).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 23 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bases 13×base 5×joined to the base 1×very base 1×also bases 1×concerning the bases 1×under the bases 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: base.

Verses using מְכוֹנָה

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

1 Kings 7:27 · KJV

And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.

1 Kings 7:28 · KJV

And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:

1 Kings 7:30 · KJV

And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.

1 Kings 7:32 · KJV

And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.

1 Kings 7:34 · KJV

And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself.

1 Kings 7:35 · KJV

And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same.

1 Kings 7:37 · KJV

After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.

1 Kings 7:38 · KJV

Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.

1 Kings 7:39 · KJV

And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.

1 Kings 7:43 · KJV

And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;

2 Kings 16:17 · KJV

And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.

2 Kings 25:13 · KJV

And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

2 Kings 25:16 · KJV

The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

2 Chronicles 4:14 · KJV

He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;

Ezra 3:3 · KJV

And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

Jeremiah 27:19 · KJV

For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city,

Jeremiah 52:17 · KJV

Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

Jeremiah 52:20 · KJV

The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4350 mean?

H4350 is the Hebrew word מְכוֹנָה (mᵉkôwnâh), meaning a pedestal, also a spot.

How is H4350 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bases (13 times), base (5 times), joined to the base (1 time), very base (1 time), also bases (1 time), among others.

How many times does H4350 appear in the Bible?

מְכוֹנָה (mᵉkôwnâh) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4350 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or מְכֹנָה; feminine of H4349 (מָכוֹן).

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