Makevet (מקבת) means sledgehammer in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sledgehammer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Makevet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מין פטיש שקצהו האחד מחודד והשני רחב. משמש לניקוב, לחפירה, לסיתות אבנים וכו'.
וַתִּקַּח יָעֵל אֵשֶׁת-חֶבֶר אֶת-יְתַד הָאֹהֶל וַתָּשֶׂם אֶת-הַמַּקֶּבֶת בְּיָדָהּ, וַתָּבוֹא אֵלָיו בַּלָּאט, וַתִּתְקַע אֶת-הַיָּתֵד בְּרַקָּתוֹ, וַתִּצְנַח בָּאָרֶץ; וְהוּא-נִרְדָּם וַיָּעַף, וַיָּמֹת.
- 2עשיית חור בסלע או באדמה.
שִׁמְעוּ אֵלַי רֹדְפֵי צֶדֶק מְבַקְשֵׁי יְהוָה הַבִּיטוּ אֶל צוּר חֻצַּבְתֶּם וְאֶל מַקֶּבֶת בּוֹר נֻקַּרְתֶּם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Makevet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַקֶּבֶת
- Written without vowel points
- מקבת
- Said
- makevet
- Root
- נ־ק־ב
- Pattern
- מַקְטֶלֶת
- Plural
- מַקָּבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מַקָּבוֹת; מַקֶּבֶת־, מָקָּבוֹת־
- Gematria
- 542
This is how Makevet is said in other languages.
- English
- sledgehammer
These words mean nearly the same as Makevet.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Makevet.
The word Makevet comes from the root נ־ק־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Makevet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Makevet.
What does Makevet (מקבת) mean in Hebrew?
Makevet (מקבת) means sledgehammer. It is said makevet, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Makevet (מקבת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Makevet (מקבת) are הלמן, קורנס, פטיש, and מרזפת.
What rhymes with Makevet (מקבת)?
Words that rhyme with Makevet (מקבת) include שבט, רכבת, צוות, שבת, שלהבת, and צבת.
Is Makevet (מקבת) masculine or feminine?
The word Makevet (מקבת) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מַקָּבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מקבת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.