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מַעֲרֶכֶת H4635
H4635 is the Hebrew word מַעֲרֶכֶת, transliterated maʻăreketh and said mah-ar-eh'-keth. The King James Version most often renders it shewbread.
What it means
an arrangement, i.e. (concretely) a pile (of loaves).
Where it comes from
from H6186 (עָרַךְ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: row, shewbread.
Verses using מַעֲרֶכֶת
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 24:6 · KJV
And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
Leviticus 24:7 · KJV
And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
1 Chronicles 9:32 · KJV
And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
1 Chronicles 23:29 · KJV
Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
1 Chronicles 28:16 · KJV
And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
2 Chronicles 2:4 · KJV
Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.
2 Chronicles 13:11 · KJV
And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.
2 Chronicles 29:18 · KJV
Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.
Nehemiah 10:33 · KJV
For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4635 mean?
H4635 is the Hebrew word מַעֲרֶכֶת (maʻăreketh), meaning an arrangement, i.e. (concretely) a pile (of loaves).
How is H4635 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it shewbread (4 times), row (1 time), each row (1 time), over the shewbread (1 time), both for the shewbread (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4635 appear in the Bible?
מַעֲרֶכֶת (maʻăreketh) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4635 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6186 (עָרַךְ).
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