4115. mahpeketh
Strong's Lexicon
mahpeketh: Overthrow, Overturning

Original Word: מַהְפֶּכֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mahpeketh
Pronunciation: mah-peh'-keth
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-peh'-keth)
Definition: Overthrow, Overturning
Meaning: a wrench, the stocks

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb הָפַךְ (haphak), meaning "to turn, overturn, or change."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is καταστροφή (katastrophē), which also means "overturning" or "destruction."

Usage: The term "mahpeketh" refers to the act of overturning or overthrowing, often used in the context of divine judgment or significant transformation. It conveys a sense of dramatic change or reversal, typically involving the destruction or alteration of a previous state.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, the concept of overturning was often associated with divine intervention. Cities or nations that were "overturned" were typically seen as having been judged by a higher power. This reflects the belief in a sovereign God who actively engages in the affairs of humanity, bringing about justice and transformation according to His will.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from haphak
Definition
stocks (instrument of punishment)
NASB Translation
prison* (1), stocks (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַהְמֶּ֫כֶת noun feminine stocks or similar instrument of punishment (compelling crooked posture, or distorting), mentioned rather late; as punishment for Jeremiah אֲשֶׁר בְּשֹׁעַר בִּנְיָמִן ׳הַמּ Jeremiah 20:2 (ᵐ5 εἱς τὸν καταράκτην κ.τ.λ.), compare ׳אֶלהַֿמּ Jeremiah 29:26 (ᵐ5 εἰς τὸ ἀπόκλεισμα; "" אֶלהַֿצִּינֹק, ᵐ5 εἰς τὸν καταράκτην, but order of words perhaps reversed in ᵐ5); הַמַּהְמָּ֑כֶת Jeremiah 20:3; בֵּית הַמַּהְמֶּכֶת assigned also to Asa's time 2 Chronicles 16:10 (ᵐ5 εἰς φυλακήν; ᵐ5L εἰς οἶκον φυλακῆς; compare Acts 16:24, where εἰς τὴν ἐσωτέραν φυλακήν, + εἰς τὸ ξύλον).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
prison, stocks

From haphak; a wrench, i.e. The stocks -- prison, stocks.

see HEBREW haphak

Forms and Transliterations
הַמַּהְפֶּ֔כֶת הַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶת הַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶת הַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶת המהפכת ham·mah·pā·ḵeṯ ham·mah·pe·ḵeṯ hammahPachet hammahpāḵeṯ hammahPechet hammahpeḵeṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Chronicles 16:10
HEB: וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֙הוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית הַמַּהְפֶּ֔כֶת כִּֽי־ בְזַ֥עַף
KJV: and put him in a prison house;
INT: and put house A prison for was enraged

Jeremiah 20:2
HEB: אֹת֜וֹ עַל־ הַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בְּשַׁ֤עַר
NAS: and put him in the stocks that were at the upper
KJV: and put him in the stocks that [were] in the high
INT: and put in the stocks which Gate

Jeremiah 20:3
HEB: יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִן־ הַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶת וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו
NAS: Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah
KJV: Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said
INT: Jeremiah from the stocks said about

Jeremiah 29:26
HEB: אֹת֛וֹ אֶל־ הַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶת וְאֶל־ הַצִּינֹֽק׃
NAS: to put him in the stocks and in the iron collar,
KJV: that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
INT: to put in the stocks and the iron

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4115
4 Occurrences


ham·mah·pā·ḵeṯ — 1 Occ.
ham·mah·pe·ḵeṯ — 3 Occ.















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