מַקֶּ֫בֶת

I. מַקֶּ֑בֶת noun feminine hammer (by means of which one drives in nails and pegs); — absolute ׳מ Judg 4:21 (+ יָתֵד); elsewhere plural מַקָּבוֺת 1Kgs 6:7 (+ גַּרְזֶן); Isa 44:12; Jer 10:4 (+ מַסְמְרוֺת). — On name Maccabee see Schü^{Geschichte. i. 158}.

II. מַקֶּ֑בֶת noun feminine hole, excavation; — only construct בּוֺר ׳מ Isa 51:1 (figurative),excavation of a pit, = quarry (|| צוּר).