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בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק
bet ham.mer.chaq
H1023
N:N--L Hebrew

Beth-merchak

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bet ham.mer.chaq names the place where the king and the people stood after coming out.

The attested use identifies a place at which the king and all the people with him stood after coming out.

Senses in use

  1. A named place where the group stood · dominant

    In 2 Samuel 15:17, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs after the statement that the king and all the people came out and stood. The APB renders the clause, "and they stood at Beth-merchak."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 15:17, the APB presents the term as "Beth-merchak" in the clause "and they stood at Beth-merchak." It only confirms the verse's presentation of the term as a place name.

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