מַהְפֶּ֫כֶת
mah.pe.khetstocksHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine4 occurrences2 books4 verses
Definition
from H2015; a wrench, i.e. the stocks
Traditional renderings: prison, stocks.
Traditional renderings: prison, stocks.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- 2 Chronicles 16:10הַמַּהְפֶּ֔כֶתAsa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.
- Jeremiah 20:2הַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶת · the stocks…he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 20:3הַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶת · the stocksThe next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.
- Jeremiah 29:26הַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶת · stocks‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.