What does מַקְצוֹעַ mean in the Bible?
מַקְצוֹעַ is a Hebrew word meaning "an angle or recess".
Hebrew · H4740
מַקְצוֹעַ
An angle or recess
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מַקְצוֹעַH4740
What does מַקְצוֹעַ mean in the Bible?
מַקְצוֹעַ is a Hebrew word meaning "an angle or recess".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4740?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include corners (5), the angle (3), . . . (1), and the angle in the wall (1), Its corners (1).
Where does מַקְצוֹעַ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (5), Nehemiah (4), Exodus (2), 2 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcorners5×Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29, Ezekiel 46:21, Ezekiel 46:22
the angle3×Nehemiah 3:20, Nehemiah 3:24, Nehemiah 3:25
. . .1×Ezekiel 46:21
and the angle in the wall1×2 Chronicles 26:9
Its corners1×Ezekiel 41:22
near the angle [in the wall]1×Nehemiah 3:19
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:24הַמִּקְצֹעֹ֖תtocornersArticle | Noun - masculine pluralExodus 36:29הַמִּקְצֹעֹֽת׃tocornersArticle | Noun - masculine plural2 Chronicles 26:9הַמִּקְצ֑וֹעַtoand the angle in the wallArticle | Noun - masculine singularNehemiah 3:19הַמִּקְצֹֽעַ׃סtonear the angle [in the wall]Article | Noun - masculine singularNehemiah 3:20הַ֨מִּקְצ֔וֹעַtothe angleArticle | Noun - masculine singularNehemiah 3:24הַמִּקְצ֖וֹעַtothe angleArticle | Noun - masculine singularNehemiah 3:25הַמִּקְצוֹעַ֒tothe angleArticle | Noun - masculine singularEzekiel 41:22וּמִקְצֹֽעוֹתָיו֙toIts cornersConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularEzekiel 46:21מִקְצוֹעֵ֣יtocornersNoun - masculine plural constructEzekiel 46:21בְּמִקְצֹ֥עַto. . .Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 26:24
Aligned rows12
Books represented4
Exodus22 Chronicles1Nehemiah4Ezekiel5
Source forms
בְּמִקְצֹ֥עַ1xbə·miq·ṣō·a‘Ezekiel 46:21
בְּמִקְצֹ֣עַ1xbə·miq·ṣō·a‘Ezekiel 46:21
הַמִּקְצ֑וֹעַ1xham·miq·ṣō·w·a‘2 Chronicles 26:9
הַ֨מִּקְצ֔וֹעַ1xham·miq·ṣō·w·a‘Nehemiah 3:20
הַמִּקְצ֖וֹעַ1xham·miq·ṣō·w·a‘Nehemiah 3:24
הַמִּקְצוֹעַ֒1xham·miq·ṣō·w·a‘Nehemiah 3:25
הַמִּקְצֹֽעַ׃ס1xham·miq·ṣō·a‘Nehemiah 3:19
הַמִּקְצֹעֹ֖ת1xham·miq·ṣō·‘ōṯExodus 26:24
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular5x2 Chronicles 26:9, Nehemiah 3:19, Nehemiah 3:20, Nehemiah 3:24
Article | Noun - masculine plural2xExodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29
Noun - masculine plural construct2xEzekiel 46:21, Ezekiel 46:22
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct2xEzekiel 46:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xEzekiel 41:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an angle or recess
Source Gloss
an angle or recess
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an angle or recess BDB: place of corner-structure Usage: corner, turning.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַקְצוֹעַ is built from this root:
קָצַעH7106