Lexical Definition

‎מַעֲבֶה‎ maʻăbeh (mah-ab-eh') thickness H:N-M
from ‎עָבָה‎

clay.

1) thickness, compactness

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
בְּמַעֲבֵ֖ה in mold of 1Kgs.7.46

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַעֲבֶה‎ noun [masculine] si vera lectio, thickness, compactness; — ‎בְּמַעֲבֵה הָאֲדָמָה‎ 1Kgs 7:46 in the compactness of the soil, i.e. clayey ground or clay mould = 2Chr 4:17 (where ᵑ0 ‎׳‎‎בַּעֲבִי הָ‎); but read doubtless in both ‎בְּמַעְבֶּרֶת אֲדָמָה‎ at the ford of Adamah, see GFMJudg 7:22 BenzK. ‎עָבוֺת‎ see ‎עבת‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Judges 7:22
1 Kings 7:46
2 Chronicles 4:17