Hebrew · H4350

מְכוֹנָה

A pedestal , also a spot

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מְכוֹנָהH4350

What does מְכוֹנָה mean in the Bible?

מְכוֹנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a pedestal , also a spot".

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What does מְכוֹנָה mean in the Bible?

מְכוֹנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a pedestal , also a spot".

How does the BSB render H4350?

The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include stands (6), the stands (3), and the movable stands (2), stand (2), - (1).

Where does מְכוֹנָה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 7:27. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (15), 2 Kings (3), Jeremiah (3), 2 Chronicles (2).

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
stands1 Kings 7:37, 1 Kings 7:38, 1 Kings 7:39, 1 Kings 7:43
the stands1 Kings 7:43, 2 Chronicles 4:14
and the movable stands2 Kings 25:16, Jeremiah 52:20
stand1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:34
-1 Kings 7:27
. . .1 Kings 7:38
its foundationEzra 3:3
movable stands1 Kings 7:27
of each stand1 Kings 7:35
of the movable stands2 Kings 16:17
of the stand1 Kings 7:35
of the stands1 Kings 7:28
the basesJeremiah 27:19
the stand1 Kings 7:34
were attached to the stand1 Kings 7:32
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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row1 Kings 7:27
Aligned rows24
Books represented5
1 Kings152 Kings32 Chronicles2Ezra1Jeremiah3
Source forms
הַמְּכֹנֽוֹת׃3xham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ1 Kings 7:38, 1 Kings 7:43, 2 Chronicles 4:14
הַמְּכוֹנָ֣ה2xham·mə·ḵō·w·nāh1 Kings 7:27, 1 Kings 7:38
הַמְּכֹנָ֖ה2xham·mə·ḵō·nāh1 Kings 7:34
הַמְּכֹנ֑וֹת2xham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ1 Kings 7:37, Jeremiah 27:19
הַמְּכֹנ֔וֹת2xham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ1 Kings 7:39, Jeremiah 52:20
הַמְּכֹנ֖וֹת2xham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ1 Kings 7:43, 2 Chronicles 4:14
הַמְּכֹנ֞וֹת2xham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ2 Kings 25:13, Jeremiah 52:17
בַּמְּכוֹנָ֑ה1xbam·mə·ḵō·w·nāh1 Kings 7:32
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural13x1 Kings 7:27, 1 Kings 7:37, 1 Kings 7:38, 1 Kings 7:39
Article | Noun - feminine singular7x1 Kings 7:27, 1 Kings 7:28, 1 Kings 7:34, 1 Kings 7:35
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural1x2 Kings 25:16
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xEzra 3:3
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1x1 Kings 7:32
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular1x1 Kings 7:30
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