4717. maqqebeth

Lexicon

maqqebeth: Hammer, tool for striking

Original Word: מַקָּבָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: maqqabah
Pronunciation: mahk-KEH-beth
Phonetic Spelling: (mak-kaw-baw')
Definition: Hammer, tool for striking
Meaning: a perforatrix, a hammer

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

hammer

From naqab; properly, a perforatrix, i.e. A hammer (as piercing) -- hammer.

see HEBREW naqab

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from naqab
Definition
a hammer
NASB Translation
hammer (2), hammers (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. מַקֶּ֑בֶת noun feminine hammer (by means of which one drives in nails and pegs); — absolute ׳מ Judges 4:21 (+ יָתֵד); elsewhere plural מַקָּבוֺת 1 Kings 6:7 (+ גַּרְזֶן); Isaiah 44:12; Jeremiah 10:4 (+ מַסְמְרוֺת). — On name Maccabee see Schü^{Geschichte. i. 158}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָקַב (naqab), meaning "to pierce" or "to perforate."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for מַקָּבָה in the Strong's Concordance, as the concept of a hammer or perforating tool is contextually specific to Hebrew scripture. However, related Greek terms for tools or implements used in construction might include σφῦρα (sphyra) for "hammer" or τέκτων (tekton) for "craftsman" or "builder," reflecting similar themes of construction and craftsmanship.

Usage: The term מַקָּבָה is used in the context of a tool, specifically a hammer, which is employed for striking or perforating.

Context: The Hebrew word מַקָּבָה (maqqabah) appears in the Old Testament as a term for a tool used in construction or craftsmanship, specifically a hammer. This tool is associated with the act of striking or perforating materials, likely in the context of building or shaping objects. The usage of מַקָּבָה is found in the context of skilled labor, indicating its importance in ancient construction and craftsmanship.

In the Berean Standard Bible, מַקָּבָה is mentioned in 1 Kings 6:7: "The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor chisel nor any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built." This passage highlights the silent and precise nature of the temple's construction, where the use of tools like the מַקָּבָה was carefully managed to maintain the sanctity and peace of the building process.

The term reflects the broader biblical theme of craftsmanship and the skillful work required in the construction of sacred spaces. The use of מַקָּבָה in this context underscores the importance of preparation and precision in the service of God, as well as the reverence for the holy site being constructed.

Forms and Transliterations

וּבְמַקָּב֛וֹת וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת וּמַקָּב֤וֹת ובמקבות ומקבות ū·ḇam·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ ū·ḇə·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ ū·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ ūḇammaqqāḇōwṯ ūḇəmaqqāḇōwṯ umakkaVot ūmaqqāḇōwṯ uvammakkaVot uvemakkaVot

Englishman's Concordance

1 Kings 6:7
HEB: מַסָּ֖ע נִבְנָ֑ה וּמַקָּב֤וֹת וְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ כָּל־
NAS: and there was neither hammer nor
KJV: before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe
INT: the quarry was built hammer axe any

Isaiah 44:12
HEB: וּפָעַל֙ בַּפֶּחָ֔ם וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת יִצְּרֵ֑הוּ וַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙
NAS: fashioning it with hammers and working
KJV: and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh
INT: and does the coals hammers fashioning his work

Jeremiah 10:4
HEB: יְיַפֵּ֑הוּ בְּמַסְמְר֧וֹת וּבְמַקָּב֛וֹת יְחַזְּק֖וּם וְל֥וֹא
NAS: it with nails and with hammers So that it will not totter.
KJV: it with nails and with hammers, that it move
INT: decorate nails hammers fasten not

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4717
3 Occurrences

ū·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇam·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.