What does מַעֲרֶכֶת (maʿăreket) mean in the Bible?
מַעֲרֶכֶת (maʿăreket): Ordered arrangement of objects in rows; specifically the temple shewbread laid out in formal, sacred configuration.
Hebrew · H4635
מַעֲרֶכֶת
An arrangement , i.e. (concretely) a pile (of loaves)
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מַעֲרֶכֶת H4635
Pronunciation maʿăreket
What does מַעֲרֶכֶת (maʿăreket) mean in the Bible?
מַעֲרֶכֶת (maʿăreket): Ordered arrangement of objects in rows; specifically the temple shewbread laid out in formal, sacred configuration.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4635?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), as well as for the rows (1), each row (1), for displaying the showbread (1), of showbread (1).
Where does מַעֲרֶכֶת (maʿăreket) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 24:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (3), Leviticus (3), Nehemiah (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 . . . 1× Nehemiah 10:33
as well as for the rows 1× 1 Chronicles 23:29
each row 1× Leviticus 24:7
for displaying the showbread 1× 2 Chronicles 2:4
of showbread 1× 1 Chronicles 28:16
of the showbread 1× 2 Chronicles 29:18
per row 1× Leviticus 24:6
rows 1× Leviticus 24:6
the rows 1× 1 Chronicles 9:32
They set out the rows 1× 2 Chronicles 13:11
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 24:6 מַֽעֲרָכ֖וֹת to rows Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 24:6 הַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶת to per row Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 24:7 הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶת to each row Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 9:32 הַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶת to the rows Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 23:29 הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶת to as well as for the rows Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 28:16 הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶת to of showbread Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 2:4 וּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת to for displaying the showbread Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 13:11 וּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת to They set out the rows Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 29:18 הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶת to of the showbread Article | Noun - feminine singular Nehemiah 10:33 הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֡כֶת to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 24:6
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 4
Leviticus 3 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 3 Nehemiah 1
Source forms
הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶת 3x ham·ma·‘ă·re·ḵeṯ Leviticus 24:7, 1 Chronicles 28:16, 2 Chronicles 29:18
הַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶת 2x ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵeṯ Leviticus 24:6, 1 Chronicles 9:32
וּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת 2x ū·ma·‘ă·re·ḵeṯ 2 Chronicles 2:4, 2 Chronicles 13:11
הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶת 1x ham·ma·‘ă·re·ḵeṯ 1 Chronicles 23:29
הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֡כֶת 1x ham·ma·‘ă·re·ḵeṯ Nehemiah 10:33
מַֽעֲרָכ֖וֹת 1x ma·‘ă·rā·ḵō·wṯ Leviticus 24:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 7x Leviticus 24:6, Leviticus 24:7, 1 Chronicles 9:32, 1 Chronicles 23:29
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x 2 Chronicles 2:4, 2 Chronicles 13:11
Noun - feminine plural 1x Leviticus 24:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ordered arrangement of objects in rows; specifically the temple shewbread laid out in formal, sacred configuration.
Source Gloss
an arrangement , i.e. (concretely) a pile (of loaves)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ordered arrangement of objects in rows; specifically the temple shewbread laid out in formal, sacred configuration.
an arrangement, i.e. (concretely) a pile (of loaves) BDB: row Usage: row, shewbread.
Word Origins
מַעֲרֶכֶת is built from this root:
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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