Hebrew word study
מַכְתֵּשׁ H4388
- Transliteration
- maktêsh
- Pronunciation
- mak-taysh'
- KJV glosses
- hollow place, mortar.
Lexical summary
a mortar
by analogy, a socket (of a tooth)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a mortar
by analogy, a socket (of a tooth)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information