מַהְפֶּכֶתmahpeketh
a wrench, i.e. the stocks
Pronunciation: mah-peh'-keth · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4115
Meanings
stocks, or similar instrument of punishment (compelling crooked posture, or distorting) (Jeremiah 20:2; Jeremiah 29:26; Jeremiah 20:3; 2 Chronicles 16:10; Acts 16:24)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 16:10 Asa became so angry with Hanani for saying this that he threw him into prison and put him in stocks. At that time Asa also began to oppress some of his people.
- Jeremiah 20:2 So he arrested Jeremiah the prophet and had him whipped and put in stocks at the Benjamin Gate of the Lord’s Temple.
- Jeremiah 20:3 The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said, “Pashhur, the Lord has changed your name. From now on you are to be called ‘The Man Who Lives in Terror.’
- Jeremiah 29:26 “The Lord has appointed you to replace Jehoiada as the priest in charge of the house of the Lord. You are responsible to put into stocks and neck irons any crazy man who claims to be a prophet.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).