Word Study · Strong's H4734 · Hebrew
מִקְלַעַת
miqlaath
mik-lah'-ath
Strong's 1890 spelling: miqlaʻath
“a sculpture (probably in bas-relief)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a sculpture (probably in bas-relief)
Rendered in the KJV as
carved (figure), carving, graving.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- מִקְלְעוֹת֙1
- מִקְלְע֨וֹת1
- מִקְלָע֔וֹת1
- מִקְלַ֣עַת1
How it is rendered · 3
- carvings of2
- carving of1
- carvings1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · feminine plural1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpc · 2
- HNcfpa · 1
- HNcfsc · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
1 Kings4 occurrences
- 1 Kings 6:18מִקְלַ֣עַתmiklaatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.here: carving of
- 1 Kings 6:29מִקְלְעוֹת֙mikleotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.here: carvings of
- 1 Kings 6:32מִקְלְע֨וֹתmikleotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.here: carvings of
- 1 Kings 7:31מִקְלָע֔וֹתmiklaotnoun · feminine pluralThe opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.here: carvings