What does מְנַקִּית mean in the Bible?
מְנַקִּית is a Hebrew word meaning "a sacrificial basin (for holding blood)".
Hebrew · H4518
מְנַקִּית
A sacrificial basin (for holding blood)
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מְנַקִּית H4518
What does מְנַקִּית mean in the Bible?
מְנַקִּית is a Hebrew word meaning "a sacrificial basin (for holding blood)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4518?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and bowls (1), and drink offering bowls (1), as well as its bowls (1), the bowls (1).
Where does מְנַקִּית appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2), Jeremiah (1), Numbers (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 and bowls 1× Exodus 25:29
and drink offering bowls 1× Jeremiah 52:19
as well as its bowls 1× Exodus 37:16
the bowls 1× Numbers 4:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:29 וּמְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יו to and bowls Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 37:16 מְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יו to as well as its bowls Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Numbers 4:7 הַמְּנַקִּיֹּ֔ת to the bowls Article | Noun - feminine plural Jeremiah 52:19 הַמְּנַקִי֔וֹת to and drink offering bowls Article | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:29
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Exodus 2 Numbers 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
הַמְּנַקִי֔וֹת 1x ham·mə·na·qi·yō·wṯ Jeremiah 52:19
הַמְּנַקִּיֹּ֔ת 1x ham·mə·naq·qî·yōṯ Numbers 4:7
וּמְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יו 1x ū·mə·naq·qî·yō·ṯāw Exodus 25:29
מְנַקִּיֹּתָ֔יו 1x mə·naq·qî·yō·ṯāw Exodus 37:16
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural 2x Numbers 4:7, Jeremiah 52:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 25:29
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 37:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a sacrificial basin (for holding blood)
Source Gloss
a sacrificial basin (for holding blood)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a sacrificial basin (for holding blood) BDB: sacrificial bowl Usage: bowl.
Word Origins
מְנַקִּית 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