Quick Definition
Mortar
Biblical Persons & Places
Mortar
Mortar= in Jerusalem (Jerusalem@Gen.14.18-Rev=H3389)
A location in Jerusalem only mentioned at Zep.1.11;
only referred to as Mortar (מַכְתֵּשׁ).
Strong's Definition
dell; the Maktesh, a place in Jerusalem
Derivation: the same as H4388 (מַכְתֵּשׁ);
KJV Usage: Maktesh.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Maktesh = "a mortar" or "deep hollow"
1) a hollow or valley evidently in the greater Jerusalem area
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Maktesh = "a mortar" or "deep hollow"
a hollow or valley evidently in the greater Jerusalem area
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַכְתֵּשׁ
maktêsh
BDB Definition:
Maktesh = a mortar or deep hollow
1) a hollow or valley evidently in the greater Jerusalem area
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H4388
Total KJV Occurrences: 1