H4568
H4568 — מַעֲבֶה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
ma`abeh (mah-ab-eh') n-m.
1. (properly) compact (part of soil), i.e. loam
[from H5666]
KJV: clay.
Root(s): H5666
TWOT
TWOT: 1554b
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KJV Renderings
clay.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB5754
מַעֲבֶה noun [masculine] si vera lectio, thickness, compactness; — בְּמַעֲבֵה הָאֲדָמָה 1Kgs 7:46 in the compactness of the soil, i.e. clayey ground or clay mould = 2Chr 4:17 (where ᵑ0 ׳ בַּעֲבִי הָ); but read doubtless in both בְּמַעְבֶּרֶת אֲדָמָה at the ford of Adamah, see GFM Judg 7:22 BenzK.
עָבוֺת see עבת .