Strong’s definition
a mortar; by analogy, a socket (of a tooth)
KJV gloss list in the source
hollow place, mortar.
Source pronunciation notation: mak-taysh'
Derivation recorded by Strong
from H3806 (כָּתַשׁ);
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Contextual morphology & manuscript evidence
Every indexed source occurrence of H4388 →
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