What does כַּרְכֹּב mean in the Bible?
כַּרְכֹּב is a Hebrew word meaning "a rim or top margin".
Hebrew · H3749
כַּרְכֹּב
A rim or top margin
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כַּרְכֹּב H3749
What does כַּרְכֹּב mean in the Bible?
כַּרְכֹּב is a Hebrew word meaning "a rim or top margin".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3749?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include its ledge (1), the ledge (1).
Where does כַּרְכֹּב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 27:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It its ledge 1× Exodus 38:4
the ledge 1× Exodus 27:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 27:5
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Exodus 2
Source forms
כַּרְכֹּ֥ב 1x kar·kōḇ Exodus 27:5
כַּרְכֻּבּ֛וֹ 1x kar·kub·bōw Exodus 38:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Exodus 27:5
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 38:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a rim or top margin
Source Gloss
a rim or top margin
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a rim or top margin BDB: border Usage: compass.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כַּרְכֹּב is built from this root:
כַּבּוֹן H3522
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain