Machpelah

H4375
Proper Name
UBS
מַכְפֵּלָה
Makpêlâhmak-pay-law'
Proper Name Location

Definition

= location containing a cave, ◄ near {L:Hebron<SDBH:חֶבְרֹון>}, ► bought from {L:Ephron<SDBH:עֶפְרֹון>} the Hittite and used as burial place for {L:Abraham<SDBH:אַבְרָהָם>}, {L:Sarah<SDBH:שָׂרָה>}, {L:Isaac<SDBH:יִצְחָק>}, {L:Rebekah<SDBH:רִבְקָה>}, {L:Jacob<SDBH:יַעֲקֹב>}, and {L:Leah<SDBH:לֵאָה>}

Semantic Domains

Names of Locations

Etymology

from H3717 (כָּפַל); a fold;

Occurrences6
Frequency Rank#2919

Verse Usage

This word appears 6 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.