Mortar

מַכְתֵּשׁ · makh.tesh · H43891 mention, all in Zephaniah

Where it is

31.78° N, 35.23° E · Located through Jerusalem

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Mentioned most in

Zephaniah · 1

Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

The Mortar (Hebrew: maktesh) was a district or valley in or near Jerusalem, mentioned in Zephaniah's prophecy (Zeph. 1:11). The exact location is uncertain, but it may have been an area where merchants and traders conducted their business. Zephaniah prophesied that the people of the Mortar would cry out because of the destruction that would come upon them due to their sins.

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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Zephaniah 1 mention

Zephaniah 1:11Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.

What the dictionary says

(Heb. homer), cement of lime and sand (Gen. 11:3; Ex. 1:14); also potter’s clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/