Lexical Definition

‎מַחְבֶּרֶת‎ machbereth (makh-beh'-reth) joining ^H:N-F
from ‎חָבַר‎

coupling.

• a junction, i.e. seam or sewed piece

1) thing joined, joint, seam, place of joining
1a) thing joined
1b) place of joining

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַחְבֶּ֫רֶת‎ noun feminine thing joined, place of joining; — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Exod 26:4 + 3 t.; ‎מַחְבָּ֑רֶת‎ Exod 36:11; Exod 36:17 suffix ‎מַחְבַּרְתּוֺ‎ Exod 28:27; Exod 39:20 —

1. thing joined, of curtain-pieces of tabernacle (compare ‎חֹבֶרֶת‎), Exod 26:4; Exod 26:5; Exod 36:11 (twice in verse); Exod 36:12.

2. place of joining:
a. of the curtains Exod 36:17.
b. of shoulder-pieces of the ephod Exod 28:27; Exod 39:20 (all P).

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