Original Language Studio
Exodus 20:24
“An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H4196 · Hebrew
- Definition
- an altar
- Derivation
- from H2076 (זָבַח);
- KJV renderings
- altar.
- Grammar
- מִזְבַּ֣ח — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 403 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:20Genesis 8:20Genesis 12:7Genesis 12:8Genesis 13:4
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מִזְבֵּחַ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.