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Maktesh
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants (Zeph. 1:11). It has been conjectured that it was the “Phoenician quarter” of the city, where the traders of that nation resided, after the Oriental custom.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(a mortar or deep hollow), a place evidently in Jerusalem, the inhabitants of which are denounced by Zephaniah. (Zephaniah 1:11) Ewald conjectures that it was the Phoenician quarter” of the city.
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
MAK'TESH (mortar), a place in Jerusalem denounced by Zephaniah. Zeph 1:11. Ewald conjectures that it was the "Phoenician quarter" of the city, and the Targum identifies it with the Kedron. Jerome places it in the lower city, where were bazaars of merchants at the time of the siege by Titus.
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
MAK'TESH (mortar), a place in Jerusalem denounced by Zephaniah. Zeph 1:11. Ewald conjectures that it was the "Phoenician quarter" of the city, and the Targum identifies it with the Kedron. Jerome places it in the lower city, where were bazaars of merchants at the time of the siege by Titus.