BDB6670
מִפְלֶ֫צֶת noun feminine horrid thing (thing to shudder at); — לַאֲשֵׁרָה ׳ עָֽשְׂתָה מ 1Kgs 15:13 (of some abominable object of idolatry, not precisely known), so suffix מִפְלַצְתָּהּ 1Kgs 15:13 = 2Chr 15:16 (twice in verse).
Strong's Lexicon
H4656
H4656 — מִפלֶצֶת
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4656 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מִפלֶצֶת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H6426 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | miphletseth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mif-leh'-tseth |
| Meaning: | 1. a terror, i.e. an idol |
| KJV Renderings: | idol. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מפלצת (miph-leh’-tzeth)
1 Kings 15:13
- KJV: And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.destroyed: Heb. cut off
- EHCC: she had made an idol in a grove; and
2 Chronicles 15:16
- KJV: And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.mother: that is, grandmotheridol: Heb. horror
- EHCC: she had made an idol (marg. horror) in e