Strong's H4375 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מַכְפֵּלָה (Makpêlâh)

Pronunciation: mak-pay-law'

POS: mak-pay-law' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: from ; a fold;

Definition: from כָּפַל; a fold; Makpelah, a place in Palestine; Machpelah.

KJV Usage: Machpelah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Machpelah = "double" or "portion"
• 2. 1) the location of a burial cave for the patriarchs, near Hebron

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