Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Machpelah
Usage: § Machpelah = "double" or "portion" the location of a burial cave for the patriarchs, near Hebron
Strong's Number
H4375
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
1
Strong's H4375 Quick Answer
Strong's H4375 מַכפֵּלָה (Makpelah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Makpelah (mak-pay-law') n/l. 1. a fold 2. Makpelah, a place in Israel It has 6 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include machpelah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Makpelah (mak-pay-law') n/l. 1. a fold 2. Makpelah, a place in Israel
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- machpelah
Meaning and Definition
Makpelah (mak-pay-law') n/l. 1. a fold 2. Makpelah, a place in Israel [from H3717] KJV: Machpelah. Root(s): H3717
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4375. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4375 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Makpelah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Machpelah
Genesis 23:9
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How Strong's H4375 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4375 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4375 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4375.
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4375, grouped by book.
Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4375 FAQ
What does makpelah (מַכְפֵּלָה) mean?
Makpelah (Strong's H4375) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Machpelah". Makpelah (mak-pay-law') n/l. 1. a fold 2. Makpelah, a place in Israel
How many times is makpelah (מַכְפֵּלָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H4375 across 1 book.
Where can I study makpelah (מַכְפֵּלָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4375 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate makpelah (מַכְפֵּלָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as machpelah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.