Word Study · Strong's H4656 · Hebrew
מִפְלֶצֶת
miphletseth
mif-leh'-tseth
“a terror, i.e. an idol”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a terror, i.e. an idol
Rendered in the KJV as
idol.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ2
- מִפְלֶ֖צֶת1
- מִפְלָ֑צֶת1
How it is rendered · 2
- abominable image her2
- an abominable image2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · feminine singular2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp3fs · 2
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 15:13מִפְלֶ֖צֶתmifletzetnoun · feminine singularHe also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.here: an abominable image
- 1 Kings 15:13מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmiflatztahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularHe also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.here: abominable image her
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 15:16מִפְלָ֑צֶתmiflatzetnoun · feminine singularKing Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.here: an abominable image
- 2 Chronicles 15:16מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmiflatztahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularKing Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.here: abominable image her