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 ).
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3749 |
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| 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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כַּרְכֹּב noun [masculine] border, rim, of altar (Late Hebrew id.); — construct הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ׳ כ Exod 27:5 with suffix כַּרְכֻּבּוֺ Exod 38:4 (both P ).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke