Lexicon
כַּרְכֹּב
kar.kov
H3749
H:N-M Hebrew

ledge

2
Occurrences
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Hebrew
Language

kar.kov denotes the altar feature beneath which a net or grate is placed.

The term names an altar feature under which a net or grate is positioned, as the two altar descriptions show.

Senses in use

  1. Altar feature above a net or grate · dominant

    Both occurrences are masculine singular construct forms in clauses locating a net or grate beneath this altar feature. In Exodus 27:5 the APB renders the instruction to place the net “under the ledge of the altar,” and in Exodus 38:4 it describes the bronze net as “under its ledge.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant altar feature as “the ledge of the altar” in Exodus 27:5 and as “its ledge” in Exodus 38:4. These renderings are read alongside the construct forms and their clauses.

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