Lexicon
מִקְצֹעַ
maq.tso.a
H4740
H:N-M Hebrew

Angle

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Books
Hebrew
Language

maq.tso.a denotes a physical corner or angled point in built spaces, including court corners and locations along Jerusalem's defenses.

The term identifies physical corners or angled points in constructed settings: corners of tabernacle and court structures, an altar's angles, and locations identified by an angle in Jerusalem building work.

Senses in use

  1. Architectural corner or angled point · dominant

    In Exodus 26:24 the plural form occurs in instructions for the two structural corners, while in Ezekiel 46:21 the construct forms locate smaller courts at the four corners of the outer court. The same physical feature can identify a location: in 2 Chronicles 26:9 the APB renders a tower location "at the Angle," and in Nehemiah 3:24 it renders the repaired section as extending "as far as the angle and as far as the corner."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the feature as "corners," "Angle," and "angle," and describes the Ezekiel courts as "cornered." These renderings confirm the architectural setting without assigning each English expression to a particular form.

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