Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H4389: מַכְתֵּשׁ

Maktêsh · pronounced mak-taysh' · “Mortar”

Definition

dell; the Maktesh, a place in Jerusalem

KJV translates it as: Maktesh.

Word origin: the same as H4388 (מַכְתֵּשׁ);

Extended definition

§ Maktesh = "a mortar" or "deep hollow"
a hollow or valley evidently in the greater Jerusalem area

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H4389 is translated

  • mortar ×1

Bible verses with H4389 (Maktêsh)

Maktêsh appears in 1 verse.

  • Zephaniah 1:11

    Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.