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מַקֶּבֶת H4718

H4718 is the Hebrew word מַקֶּבֶת, transliterated maqqebeth and said mak-keh'-beth. The King James Version most often renders it hammer.

Word: מַקֶּבֶתTransliteration: maqqebethSaid: mak-keh'-bethLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry.

Where it comes from

from H5344 (נָקַב).

How the King James Version translates it

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

hammer 1×hole 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: hammer, hole.

Verses using מַקֶּבֶת

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Judges 4:21 · KJV

Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

Isaiah 51:1 · KJV

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4718 mean?

H4718 is the Hebrew word מַקֶּבֶת (maqqebeth), meaning properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry.

How is H4718 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hammer (1 time), hole (1 time).

How many times does H4718 appear in the Bible?

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

Where does H4718 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5344 (נָקַב).

Nearby entries

H4715 · מִצְרֵף — a crucible H4716 · מַק — properly, a melting, i.e. putridity H4717 · מַקָּבָה — properly, a perforatrix, i.e. a hammer (as piercing)H4719 · מַקֵּדָה — Makkedah, a place in Palestine H4720 · מִקְדָּשׁ — a consecrated thing or place, especially, a…H4721 · מַקְהֵל — an assembly

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