Maktesh
Bible Usage:
- Maktesh used once.
- Bible Reference: Zephaniah 1:11
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: No
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H4389 Used 1 time
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Maktesh
Mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants (Zephaniah 1:11). It has been conjectured that it was the "Phoenician quarter" of the city, where the traders of that nation resided, after the Oriental custom.
Naves Topical Index
Maktesh
A district where merchants traded.
Zephaniah 1:11
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Maktesh
(a mortar or deep hollow), a place evidently in Jerusalem, the inhabitants of which are denounced by Zephaniah. (Zephaniah 1:11) Ewald conjectures that it was the Phoenician quarter" of the city.