What does אוּלָם · מִזְבֵּחַ mean in the Bible?
אוּלָם · מִזְבֵּחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the liminal space between the temple porch and the bronze altar — the location of priestly intercession".
Hebrew · H197, H4196
בֵּין הָאוּלָם וְלַמִּזְבֵּחַ
A vestibule (as bound to the building) · an altar
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אוּלָם H197 a vestibule (as bound to the building)
מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 an altar
Pronunciation mizbeach
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What does בֵּין הָאוּלָם וְלַמִּזְבֵּחַ (bein ha'ulam velamizbeach) mean in the Bible?
אוּלָם · מִזְבֵּחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the liminal space between the temple porch and the bronze altar — the location of priestly intercession".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H197, H4196?
H197, H4196 is connected to 437 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the liminal space between the temple porch and the bronze altar — the location of priestly intercession
Strong's H197, H4196
Lexical occurrences 437 verses Source Gloss
the liminal space between the temple porch and the bronze altar — the location of priestly intercession
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֵּין הָאוּלָם וְלַמִּזְבֵּחַ is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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