H4382: מְכֵרָתִי
Mᵉkêrâthîy · pronounced mek-ay-raw-thee' · “Mecherathite”
Definition
a Mekerathite, or inhabitant of Mekerah
KJV translates it as: Mecherathite.
Word origin: patrial from an unused name (the same as H4380 (מְכֵרָה)) of a place in Palestine;
Extended definition
Someone descended from Mecherath(?), only mentioned at 1Ch.11.36
§ Mecherathite = "he of the dug-out" or "he of the digging tool"
a native or inhabitant of Mecherah
§ Mecherathite = "he of the dug-out" or "he of the digging tool"
a native or inhabitant of Mecherah
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4382 is translated
- mekerathite ×1
Bible verses with H4382 (Mᵉkêrâthîy)
Mᵉkêrâthîy appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Chronicles 11:36
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,