Biblica Analytica
H4382 Hebrew

מְכֵרָתִי

me.khe.ra.ti

Mecherathite

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Mecherathite
Transliteration
me.khe.ra.ti
Strong's Number
H4382
Occurrences
1
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

Based on the Strong's number H4382, the lemma מְכֵרָתִי translates to "Mecherathite." This is a proper noun, specifically a name of a person. The fact that it appears only once in the Bible suggests that this person may have had a unique or limited impact on the narrative. The definition indicates that Mecherathite is the name of a individual, which implies that the word is a unique identifier used to distinguish this person from others. In the context of the biblical text, the Mecherathite may hold some significance, but without more information, their importance is difficult to determine. The lack of additional occurrences and the limited availability of information make interpreting the significance of Mecherathite challenging. However, it is clear that the name holds some importance to the story, as it is given a specific definition and used only once in the Bible.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H4382
Lemma
מְכֵרָתִי
Transliteration
me.khe.ra.ti
Definition
Mecherathite
Occurrences
1
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

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Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence across the text