H4749 H4749
hammered work, wrought metalwork; turned/polished work (or cucumber field)
1. hammered work, wrought metalwork — Metalwork produced by hammering, specifically the beaten/wrought gold craftsmanship used in fabricating the menorah (lampstand) and other tabernacle furnishings (Exod 25:18, 31, 36; 37:7, 17, 22; Num 8:4). The two main clusters (S114071, S114072) both denote the same artisan technique with minor inflectional variation. Attested as: English 'hammered-work/hammered-work-of', Spanish 'labrado-a-martillo', Hindi 'garhi hui (गढ़ी हुई)/pita hua (पीटा हुआ)', Arabic 'matruqa (مَطروقَةً)', Korean 'chyeoseo-mandeun (쳐서 만든, made by striking)/dudeuryeo-mandeun (두드려 만든, made by hammering)', Swahili 'ya-kufua/ya-kufuliwa (forged/wrought)'. 9×
AR["مَسْكُوكَةً","مَطروقاً","مَطروقَةً","مَطروقَةٌ","مَطْرُوقَةٌ"]·ben["পেটানো","পেটানো-কাজ","পেটানো-কাজের"]·DE["getrieben-Werk","hammered-Werk","hammered-Werk-von"]·EN["hammered-work","hammered-work-of"]·FR["hammered-oeuvre","hammered-oeuvre-de","martelé-travail"]·heb["מקשה"]·HI["गढ़ाई-कारीगरी","गढ़ाई-कारीगरी-से","गढ़ी-हुई","गढ़े-हुए","पीटा-हुआ","पीटे-हुए"]·ID["tempaan"]·IT["hammered-opera","hammered-opera-di","martellò-opera"]·jav["dipun-tempa","tèmpaan"]·KO["두드려-만든-것","두드려-만든-것으로","두드린","쳐서-만든-것","쳐서-만든-것으로"]·PT["batida","batidas","batido","obra-batida","ouro-batido"]·RU["чеканная-работа","чеканное","чеканной-работой","чеканной-работы","чеканными"]·ES["de-obra-batida","labrada-a-martillo","labradas","labrado-a-martillo","obra-batida"]·SW["kilichofuwa","vya-kufua","ya-kufua","ya-kufuliwa","za-kufuliwa"]·TR["dövme","dövme-işi"]·urd["گھڑ-کر","گھڑائی","گھڑائی-ہوئی","گھڑے-ہوئے-کام-سے"]
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2. turned/polished work (or cucumber field) — A distinct usage of miqshah in Jer 10:5, where the context differs from the Exodus tabernacle passages. The English renders 'in-a-cucumber-field' (following LXX/Baruch parallel), while other versions treat it as lathe-turned or polished work: Spanish 'de-obra-torneada (lathe-turned work)', Hindi 'garhe hue (गढ़े हुए, carved)', Arabic 'masqula (مَصْقُولَةٍ, polished)', Korean 'dandanhan (단단한, firm/solid)', Swahili 'uliochongwa (carved/sculpted)'. The textual ambiguity (BDB lists this as a separate homograph miqshah II 'cucumber field' vs. miqshah I 'hammered work') justifies a separate sense. 1×
AR["مَصْقُولَةٍ"]·ben["গোলাকার"]·DE["[מקשה]"]·EN["in-a-cucumber-field"]·FR["[מקשה]"]·heb["מקשה"]·HI["गढ़े-हुए"]·ID["tukul"]·IT["[מקשה]"]·jav["sawah-timun"]·KO["단단한-것이라"]·PT["de-obra-torneada"]·RU["точёная"]·ES["de-obra-torneada"]·SW["uliochongwa"]·TR["dövülmüş"]·urd["خراد-کا-کام"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. מִקְשָׁה n.f. perhaps hammered work, only of metals (orig. turner’s work?);—abs. מ׳, of cherubim in tabern. Ex 25:18; 37:7, lamp-stand 25:31, 36; 37:17, 22 Nu 8:4(×2), clarions 10:2.—i. מ׳ v. קשׁא.