What does קִיר · מִזְבֵּחַ mean in the Bible?
קִיר · מִזְבֵּחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a wall (as built in a trench )".
Hebrew · H7023, H4196
קִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
A wall (as built in a trench ) · an altar
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קִיר H7023 a wall (as built in a trench )
מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 an altar
Pronunciation mizbeach
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What does קִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ (qîr hammizbēaḥ) mean in the Bible?
קִיר · מִזְבֵּחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a wall (as built in a trench )".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7023, H4196?
H7023, H4196 is connected to 477 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a wall (as built in a trench )
Strong's H7023, H4196
Lexical occurrences 477 verses Source Gloss
a wall (as built in a trench )
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
קִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ is built from this root:
קוּר H6979
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