What does מַהְפֶּכֶת (mahĕpeket) mean in the Bible?
מַהְפֶּכֶת (mahĕpeket): A device that wrenches or twists the body; used for securing prisoners or inflicting punishment through physical restraint
Hebrew · H4115
מַהְפֶּכֶת
A wrench , i.e. the stocks
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מַהְפֶּכֶת H4115
Pronunciation mahĕpeket
What does מַהְפֶּכֶת (mahĕpeket) mean in the Bible?
מַהְפֶּכֶת (mahĕpeket): A device that wrenches or twists the body; used for securing prisoners or inflicting punishment through physical restraint
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4115?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the stocks (2), . . . (1), stocks (1).
Where does מַהְפֶּכֶת (mahĕpeket) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Chronicles 16:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), 2 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the stocks 2× Jeremiah 20:2, Jeremiah 20:3
. . . 1× 2 Chronicles 16:10
stocks 1× Jeremiah 29:26
Show sample aligned rows
2 Chronicles 16:10 הַמַּהְפֶּ֔כֶת to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 20:2 הַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶת to the stocks Article | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 20:3 הַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶת to the stocks Article | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 29:26 הַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶת to stocks Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Chronicles 16:10
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
2 Chronicles 1 Jeremiah 3
Source forms
הַמַּהְפֶּ֔כֶת 1x ham·mah·pe·ḵeṯ 2 Chronicles 16:10
הַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶת 1x ham·mah·pe·ḵeṯ Jeremiah 20:2
הַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶת 1x ham·mah·pe·ḵeṯ Jeremiah 29:26
הַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶת 1x ham·mah·pā·ḵeṯ Jeremiah 20:3
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x 2 Chronicles 16:10, Jeremiah 20:2, Jeremiah 20:3, Jeremiah 29:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A device that wrenches or twists the body; used for securing prisoners or inflicting punishment through physical restraint
Source Gloss
a wrench , i.e. the stocks
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A device that wrenches or twists the body; used for securing prisoners or inflicting punishment through physical restraint
a wrench, i.e. the stocks BDB: stocks Usage: prison, stocks.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Instrument of punishment and restraint, physical device for confining prisoners
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מַהְפֶּכֶת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain