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מַרְבֵּק H4770

H4770 is the Hebrew word מַרְבֵּק, transliterated marbêq and said mar-bake'. The King James Version most often renders it fat.

Word: מַרְבֵּקTransliteration: marbêqSaid: mar-bake'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

a stall (for cattle).

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to tie up.

How the King James Version translates it

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

fat 1×like fatted 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] fat(-ted), stall.

Verses using מַרְבֵּק

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 28:24 · KJV

And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:

Jeremiah 46:21 · KJV

Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4770 mean?

H4770 is the Hebrew word מַרְבֵּק (marbêq), meaning a stall (for cattle).

How is H4770 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fat (1 time), like fatted (1 time).

How many times does H4770 appear in the Bible?

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

Where does H4770 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to tie up.

Nearby entries

H4767 · מִרְבָּה — abundance, i.e. a great quantity H4768 · מַרְבִּית — a multitude; also offspring; specifically…H4769 · מַרְבֵּץ — a reclining place, i.e. fold (for flocks)H4771 · מַרְגּוֹעַ — a resting place H4772 · מַרְגְלָה — (plural for collective) a footpiece, i.e…H4773 · מַרְגֵּמָה — a stone-heap

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