Strong H4668מַפְתֵּחַ
key
- Transliteration
- maphtêach
- Pronunciation
- maf-tay'-akh
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From H6605; an {opener} that {is} a key: - key.
Detailed definition
key, opening instrument
In the Bible
Strong H4668 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- key2
- opening1
First verses
- Judges 3:25And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
- 1 Chronicles 9:27And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
- Isaiah 22:22And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.