מַכְבֵּר
makh.bar
H4346
H:N-M
Hebrew
cloth
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Hebrew
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makh.bar denotes the water-soaked material spread over a king's face in 2 Kings 8:15.
The term denotes a piece of material used after being soaked in water and spread over the king's face in 2 Kings 8:15.
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Material spread over the king's face · dominant
In 2 Kings 8:15, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the action of taking the material, soaking it in water, and spreading it over the king's face; the APB renders the verse, “Hazael took a cloth, soaked it in water, spread it over the king's face, and he died.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 8:15, the APB presents the item as “a cloth” that is soaked in water and spread over the king's face. Its specific rendering can only be treated as confirmation of the verse's action.