H4356 - מִכְלָאָה (miklâʼâh)

H4356 מִכְלָאָה (miklâʼâh) mik-law-aw'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

or miklah {mik-law'}; from 3607; a pen (for flocks)

KJV Usage: ((sheep-))fold. Compare 4357

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מִכְלָה (mikh.la.ah) — fold. fold, enclosure

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

מִכְלָא (H4356) — מִכְלָה

noun m · כלא

Stalls | ≈ רֶפֶת

sheep pen, sheepfold = area enclosed by a stone wall or hedge made of branches and thorns, with a narrow opening which can be closed with brush or by the shepherd’s body; ► used for keeping sheep at night to protect them from thieves or wild animals

PSA 50:9 · PSA 78:70 · HAB 3:17

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מִכְלָה (incorrect for מכלא) n.[m.] enclosure, fold;—גָּזַר מִמּ׳ צֹאן Hb 3:17; pl. cstr. לקח מִֽמִּכְלְאֹת צֹֽאן ψ 78:70 (obj. David); pl. sf. לקה מִ֝מִּכְלְאֹתֶ֗יךָ 50:9 (obj. he-goats).—II. מִכְלָה v. sub כלה. done