מַעֲבֶה

מַעֲבֶה noun [masculine] si vera lectio, thickness, compactness; — בְּמַעֲבֵה הָאֲדָמָה 1Kgs 7:46 in the compactness of the soil, i.e. clayey ground or clay mould = 2Chr 4:17 (where ᵑ0 ׳בַּעֲבִי הָ); but read doubtless in both בְּמַעְבֶּרֶת אֲדָמָה at the ford of Adamah, see GFM^{Judg 7:22} Benz^K.

עָבוֺת see עבת.