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מַקֶּ֫בֶת
maq.qe.vet
H4718A
H:N-F Hebrew

hammer

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maq.qe.vet denotes the implement Jael takes with a tent peg to drive it into a sleeping man's temple.

The term denotes an implement taken with a tent peg and used to drive the peg into a sleeping man's temple in Judges 4:21.

Senses in use

  1. Implement used to drive a tent peg · dominant

    In Judges 4:21, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause where Jael takes a tent peg and the implement before driving the peg into his temple. The APB renders the verse with Jael taking "a tent peg and a hammer,".

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 4:21, the APB presents the implement as "a hammer" taken alongside a tent peg; This rendering is confirmed by the clause's paired action rather than treated as a separate definition.

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