מַפְתֵּחַ
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4668
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
key tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
מַפְתֵּחַ²: n.m. key tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.m. key (opening instrument);—מ׳ abs. Ju 3:25; 1 Ch 9:27; cstr. Is 22:22 (fig.).
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: key (2); the key (1).
In the verses
וְנָתַתִּ֛י מַפְתֵּ֥חַ בֵּית־דָּוִ֖ד עַל־שִׁכְמ֑וֹ וּפָתַח֙ וְאֵ֣ין סֹגֵ֔ר וְסָגַ֖ר וְאֵ֥ין פֹּתֵֽחַ׃
Word for word: and I.will.put the.key of.the.house of.David on shoulder his and he.will.open and there.[will].not.[be] [one.who].shuts and he.will.shut and there.[will].not.[be] [one.who].opens
JPS 1917: And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
וּסְבִיב֥וֹת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יָלִ֑ינוּ כִּֽי־עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם מִשְׁמֶ֔רֶת וְהֵ֥ם עַל־הַמַּפְתֵּ֖חַ וְלַבֹּ֥קֶר לַבֹּֽקֶר׃
Word for word: and around the.house of.(the) God they.spent.the.night (dm) [was].on them a.duty and they [were].over the key and to the morning to the morning
JPS 1917: And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge thereof was upon them, and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.
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