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maxtēš מַכְתֵּשׁ ‘Maktesh’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as maxtēš מַכְתֵּשׁ ‘hollow’
Roots: מכתשׁ

maxtēš pr n loc
Maktesh = "a mortar" or "deep hollow"
1) a hollow or valley evidently in the greater Jerusalem area

Mentioned in Zephaniah 1:11

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