What does מַכְבֵּר (makĕbēr) mean in the Bible?
מַכְבֵּר (makĕbēr) is a Hebrew word meaning "a grate".
Hebrew · H4345
מַכְבֵּר
A grate
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מַכְבֵּרH4345
Pronunciationmakĕbēr
What does מַכְבֵּר (makĕbēr) mean in the Bible?
מַכְבֵּר (makĕbēr) is a Hebrew word meaning "a grate".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4345?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a grate (2), grate (2), grating (2).
Where does מַכְבֵּר (makĕbēr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 27:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita grate2×Exodus 27:4, Exodus 38:4
grate2×Exodus 35:16, Exodus 38:5
grating2×Exodus 38:30, Exodus 39:39
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Exodus 27:4מִכְבָּ֔רtoa grateNoun - masculine singularExodus 35:16מִכְבַּ֤רtograteNoun - masculine singular constructExodus 38:4מִכְבָּ֔רtoa grateNoun - masculine singularExodus 38:5לְמִכְבַּ֣רtogratePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructExodus 38:30מִכְבַּ֥רtogratingNoun - masculine singular constructExodus 39:39מִכְבַּ֤רtogratingNoun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 27:4
Aligned rows6
Books represented1
Exodus6
Source forms
מִכְבַּ֤ר2xmiḵ·barExodus 35:16, Exodus 39:39
מִכְבָּ֔ר2xmiḵ·bārExodus 27:4, Exodus 38:4
לְמִכְבַּ֣ר1xlə·miḵ·barExodus 38:5
מִכְבַּ֥ר1xmiḵ·barExodus 38:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct3xExodus 35:16, Exodus 38:30, Exodus 39:39
Noun - masculine singular2xExodus 27:4, Exodus 38:4
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct1xExodus 38:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a grate
Source Gloss
a grate
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a grate BDB: grating Usage: grate.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַכְבֵּר is built from these roots: