Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H4746: מְקָרֶה

mᵉqâreh · pronounced mek-aw-reh' · “rafter”

Definition

properly, something meeting, i.e. a frame (of timbers)

KJV translates it as: building.

Word origin: from H7136 (קָרָה);

Extended definition

beam work

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

How H4746 is translated

  • rafters ×1

Bible verses with H4746 (mᵉqâreh)

Mᵉqâreh appears in 1 verse.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:18

    By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.