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מַכְתֵּשׁ H4388

H4388 is the Hebrew word מַכְתֵּשׁ, transliterated maktêsh and said mak-taysh'. The King James Version most often renders it hollow place.

Word: מַכְתֵּשׁTransliteration: maktêshSaid: mak-taysh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

a mortar; by analogy, a socket (of a tooth).

Where it comes from

from H3806 (כָּתַשׁ).

How the King James Version translates it

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

hollow place 1×mortar 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: hollow place, mortar.

Verses using מַכְתֵּשׁ

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Judges 15:19 · KJV

But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.

Proverbs 27:22 · KJV

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4388 mean?

H4388 is the Hebrew word מַכְתֵּשׁ (maktêsh), meaning a mortar; by analogy, a socket (of a tooth).

How is H4388 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hollow place (1 time), mortar (1 time).

How many times does H4388 appear in the Bible?

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

Where does H4388 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3806 (כָּתַשׁ).

Nearby entries

H4385 · מִכְתָּב — a thing written, the characters, or a…H4386 · מְכִתָּה — a fracture H4387 · מִכְתָּם — an engraving, i.e. (techn.) a poem H4389 · מַכְתֵּשׁ — dell; the Maktesh, a place in Jerusalem H4390 · מָלֵא — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in…H4391 · מְלָא — to fill

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