מִכְלָה

mikh.la.ahfoldHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences2 books3 verses

Definition

or מִכְלָה; from H3607; a pen (for flocks)
Traditional renderings: (sheep-)fold. Compare H4357.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Psalm 50:9מִ֝מִּכְלְאֹתֶ֗יךָ · from your pens
    I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,
  2. Psalm 78:70מִֽמִּכְלְאֹ֥ת · from the sheepfolds
    He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
  3. Habakkuk 3:17מִמִּכְלָה֙ · from the fold
    Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,