What does מַחְבֶּרֶת mean in the Bible?
e. seam or sewed piece".
Hebrew · H4225
מַחְבֶּרֶת
A junction , i.e. seam or sewed piece
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מַחְבֶּרֶת H4225
What does מַחְבֶּרֶת mean in the Bible?
מַחְבֶּרֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a junction , i.e. seam or sewed piece".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4225?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include set (5), in the first set (1), its seam (1), the seam (1).
Where does מַחְבֶּרֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8).
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 set 5× Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 36:12
in the first set 1× Exodus 36:17
its seam 1× Exodus 28:27
the seam 1× Exodus 39:20
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:4 בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶת to set Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:5 בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶת to set Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 28:27 מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ to its seam Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 36:11 בַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶת to set Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 36:11 בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶת to set Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 36:12 בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶת to set Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 36:17 בַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶת to in the first set Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 39:20 מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ to the seam Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:4
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 1
Exodus 8
Source forms
בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶת 2x bam·maḥ·be·reṯ Exodus 26:4, Exodus 36:11
בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶת 2x bam·maḥ·be·reṯ Exodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12
בַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶת 2x bam·maḥ·bā·reṯ Exodus 36:11, Exodus 36:17
מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ 2x meḥ·bar·tōw Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:20
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 6x Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 36:12
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a junction , i.e. seam or sewed piece
Source Gloss
a junction , i.e. seam or sewed piece
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a junction, i.e. seam or sewed piece BDB: thing joined Usage: coupling.
Word Origins
מַחְבֶּרֶת 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