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מַחֲרָאָה
ma.cha.ra.ah
H4280
H:N-F Hebrew

sewer

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ma.cha.ra.ah denotes the refuse place made from Baal's demolished house.

The term denotes the refuse place into which the demolished house of Baal was made in 2 Kings 10:27.

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  1. A place made for refuse · dominant

    In 2 Kings 10:27, the feminine plural absolute form occurs after the house of Baal is torn down and made into such a place; the APB renders the resulting clause, "and made it into a sewer for refuse until this day."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 10:27, the APB presents the clause as making the demolished house "into a sewer for refuse." That wording confirms the clause's setting rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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