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Mecherathite

מְכֵרָתִיStrong’s H4382

mekherati (me-khe-ra-ti)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Mekherati is the Hebrew word usually translated “mekerathite”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,”
1 Chronicles 11:36 KJV
Meaning
  1. Someone descended from Mecherath(?), only mentioned at 1Ch.11.36
How it's translated
  • the mekerathite 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Hebrew dictionary

    מְכֵרָתִי mekherati · Mecherathite

    Someone descended from Mecherath(?), only mentioned at 1Ch.11.36 § Mecherathite = "he of the dug-out" or "he of the digging tool" a native or inhabitant of Mecherah

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.