Strong's Definition
the same as 4388; dell; the Maktesh, a place in Jerusalem
KJV Usage: Maktesh
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
מַכְתֵּשׁ (makh.tesh) — Mortar.
§ Maktesh = "a mortar" or "deep hollow" a hollow or valley evidently in the greater Jerusalem area
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · כתשׁ
Tools
mortar = a bowl-shaped vessel ◄ usually made of stone or another strong material ► in which a substance such as seeds is pounded or crushed with a pestle
Landforms
hollow place literally: mortar; hence: = a hollow place in the earth, ◄ referred to as such because of its mortar-like shape
Names of Constructions
the Mortar literally: mortar; exact meaning unknown; possibly: = a relatively low part of Jerusalem used as market area, ◄ referred to as such because of its mortar-like shape
1 ZEP 1:11 RSV NRSV "Mortar" NIV "market district" NJPS "Machtesh" REB "Lower Town" GNT "lower part of the city" CEV "Lower Hollow"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַכְתֵּשׁ n.m. mortar (place of pounding, braying) base