Ledge
כַּרְכֹּבStrong’s H3749karkov (kar-kov)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Karkov is the Hebrew word usually translated “ledge of” and “ledge its”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.”
Meaning
- Edge, rim
How it's translated
- ledge of 1
- ledge its 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Exodus 2
1 book in all.
Related words
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Hebrew dictionary
כַּרְכֹּב karkov · ledge
edge, rim
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ledge” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LEDGE, noun
- A stratum, layer or row.
- A ridge; a prominent row; as a ledge of rocks.
- A prominent part; a regular part rising or projecting beyond the rest.
- A small molding.
All definitions
- A small piece of timber placed athwart ships, under the deck between the beams.
- A long ridge of rocks near the surface of the sea.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.