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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 4717. מַקָּבוֹת (maqqebeth) -- Hammer, tool for striking</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/4717.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_kings/6-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/4717.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 4717</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/4716.htm" title="4716">◄</a> 4717. maqqebeth <a href="../hebrew/4718.htm" title="4718">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">maqqebeth: Hammer, tool for striking</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מַקָּבָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>maqqabah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mahk-KEH-beth<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mak-kaw-baw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Hammer, tool for striking<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a perforatrix, a hammer<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root נָקַב (naqab), meaning "to pierce" or "to bore."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "maqqebeth," the concept of tools and implements can be related to Greek terms like σφῦρα (sphyra), meaning "hammer."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "maqqebeth" refers to a hammer or a tool used for striking, typically in the context of construction or craftsmanship. It is used to describe an implement that delivers force to shape, break, or drive objects, such as nails or stones.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, tools like the maqqebeth were essential for construction and craftsmanship. Hammers were used by builders, blacksmiths, and artisans to shape materials and construct buildings, altars, and other structures. The use of such tools reflects the practical skills and technological advancements of the time, as well as the importance of manual labor in daily life and religious practices.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5344.htm">naqab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a hammer<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hammer (2), hammers (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">מַקֶּ֑בֶת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>hammer</b></font> (by means of which one <em>drives in</em> nails and pegs); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/4-21.htm">Judges 4:21</a> (+ <font class="hebrew2">יָתֵד</font>); elsewhere plural <font class="hebrew2">מַקָּבוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-7.htm">1 Kings 6:7</a> (+ <font class="hebrew2">גַּרְזֶן</font>); <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/44-12.htm">Isaiah 44:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10-4.htm">Jeremiah 10:4</a> (+ <font class="hebrew2">מַסְמְרוֺת</font>). — On name <em>Maccabee</em> see Schü<sup>Geschichte. i. 158</sup>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>hammer <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5344.htm">naqab</a>; properly, a perforatrix, i.e. A hammer (as piercing) -- hammer. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5344.htm">naqab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּבְמַקָּב֛וֹת וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת וּמַקָּב֤וֹת ובמקבות ומקבות ū·ḇam·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ ū·ḇə·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ ū·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ ūḇammaqqāḇōwṯ ūḇəmaqqāḇōwṯ umakkaVot ūmaqqāḇōwṯ uvammakkaVot uvemakkaVot<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_kings/6-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 6:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַסָּ֖ע נִבְנָ֑ה <b> וּמַקָּב֤וֹת </b> וְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and there was neither <span class="itali">hammer</span> nor<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> before it was brought <span class="itali">thither: so that there was neither hammer</span> nor axe<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the quarry was built <span class="itali">hammer</span> axe any<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/44-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 44:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/44.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּפָעַל֙ בַּפֶּחָ֔ם <b> וּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹת </b> יִצְּרֵ֑הוּ וַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/44.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> fashioning <span class="itali">it with hammers</span> and working<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/44.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and fashioneth <span class="itali">it with hammers,</span> and worketh<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/44-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and does the coals <span class="itali">hammers</span> fashioning his work<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 10:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְיַפֵּ֑הוּ בְּמַסְמְר֧וֹת <b> וּבְמַקָּב֛וֹת </b> יְחַזְּק֖וּם וְל֥וֹא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it with nails <span class="itali">and with hammers</span> So that it will not totter.<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it with nails <span class="itali">and with hammers,</span> that it move<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> decorate nails <span class="itali">hammers</span> fasten not<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4717.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4717.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4717<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/umakkavot_4717.htm">ū·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvammakkavot_4717.htm">ū·ḇam·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvemakkavot_4717.htm">ū·ḇə·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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