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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מַחְבֶּרֶתH4225
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 Itset5×Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 36:12
in the first set1×Exodus 36:17
its seam1×Exodus 28:27
the seam1×Exodus 39:20
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:4בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶתtosetPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 26:5בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶתtosetPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 28:27מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹtoits seamNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularExodus 36:11בַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶתtosetPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 36:11בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶתtosetPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 36:12בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶתtosetPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 36:17בַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶתtoin the first setPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 39:20מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹtothe seamNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 26:4
Aligned rows8
Books represented1
Exodus8
Source forms
בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶת2xbam·maḥ·be·reṯExodus 26:4, Exodus 36:11
בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶת2xbam·maḥ·be·reṯExodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12
בַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶת2xbam·maḥ·bā·reṯExodus 36:11, Exodus 36:17
מֶחְבַּרְתּ֑וֹ2xmeḥ·bar·tōwExodus 28:27, Exodus 39:20
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular6xExodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 36:12
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular2xExodus 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 definitionSource: 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: