Maqqâbâh — H4717

Definition

feminine noun

properly, a perforatrix, i.e. a hammer (as piercing)

1. hammer

Usually translated as

hammer

Origin

from H5344

• Derived from Nâqab (H5344)

Occurrences

Maqqâbâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1)

• Isaiah 44:12 — The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers (וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת), and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
• Jeremiah 10:4 — They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers (וּבְמַקָּב֛וֹת), that it move not.