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מַקְצוֹעַ H4740

H4740 is the Hebrew word מַקְצוֹעַ, transliterated maqtsôwaʻ and said mak-tso'-ah. The King James Version most often renders it turning.

Word: מַקְצוֹעַTransliteration: maqtsôwaʻSaid: mak-tso'-ahLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

an angle or recess.

Where it comes from

or מַקְצֹעַ; or (feminine) מַקְצֹעָה; from H7106 (קָצַע) in the denominative sense of bending.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

turning 3×corners 3×over against the turning 1×behold in every 1×corner 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: corner, turning.

Verses using מַקְצוֹעַ

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

2 Chronicles 26:9 · KJV

Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.

Nehemiah 3:20 · KJV

After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

Nehemiah 3:24 · KJV

After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.

Nehemiah 3:25 · KJV

Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king’s high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.

Ezekiel 41:22 · KJV

The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.

Ezekiel 46:21 · KJV

Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.

Ezekiel 46:22 · KJV

In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4740 mean?

H4740 is the Hebrew word מַקְצוֹעַ (maqtsôwaʻ), meaning an angle or recess.

How is H4740 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it turning (3 times), corners (3 times), over against the turning (1 time), behold in every (1 time), corner (1 time).

How many times does H4740 appear in the Bible?

מַקְצוֹעַ (maqtsôwaʻ) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4740 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or מַקְצֹעַ; or (feminine) מַקְצֹעָה; from H7106 (קָצַע) in the denominative sense of bending.

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