Miphletseth — H4656

Definition

feminine noun

a terror, i.e. an idol

1. horrid thing, horrible thing

Usually translated as

idol

Origin

from H6426

• Derived from Pâlats (H6426)

Greek equivalents

• eídōlon (G1497)

Occurrences

Miphletseth occurs 4 times in 2 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Kings 15:13 — And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol (מִפְלֶ֖צֶת) in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
• 1 Kings 15:13 — And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol (מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ), and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
• 2 Chronicles 15:16 — And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol (מִפְלָ֑צֶת) in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
• 2 Chronicles 15:16 — And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol (מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ), and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.