Strong's Lexicon

H3749

H3749 — כַּרכּוֹב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewkarkobnoun mascOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1038a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3749
Word:כַּרכּוֹב
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:expanded from the same as H3522
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:karkob
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kar-kobe'
Meaning:1. a rim or top margin
KJV Renderings:compass.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4192

כַּרְכֹּב noun [masculine] border, rim, of altar (Late Hebrew id.); — construct הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ׳ כ Exod 27:5 with suffix כַּרְכֻּבּוֺ Exod 38:4 (both P ).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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