Lexicon
מְכִתָּה
me.khit.tah
H4386
H:N-M Hebrew

fragment

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Hebrew
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me.khit.tah denotes a broken piece in the image of a smashed potter's vessel.

The attested use denotes a broken piece in the depiction of a potter’s vessel smashed so completely that none remains for practical use.

Senses in use

  1. Broken piece from a smashed vessel · dominant

    In Isaiah 30:14, the construct singular form occurs in the comparison with a potter’s vessel that is smashed; the APB renders the outcome as one in which “not a fragment is found” for taking fire or drawing water.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 30:14, the APB presents the clause with “not a fragment is found,”.

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