Strong’s H4734 · Hebrew
מִקְלַעַת
miqlaʻath
mik-lah'-ath
Definition
a sculpture (probably in bas-relief)
Etymology
from H7049 (קָלַע);
Where the KJV renders it
- carved (figure)
- carving
- graving
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