מִזְבֵּחַ mizbeach

Hebrew word for “altar” · Strong’s H4196 · used 401 times in 338 verses

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Meaning

altar

How it is translated

Glosses given for mizbeach in context, with how often each is used:

• altar 317
• altars 52
• altar towards 32

Where it is used

Also in 13 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Exodus 29 (11), Leviticus 9 (11), Leviticus 1 (10), Leviticus 4 (10), Exodus 40 (9), Joshua 22 (9), Leviticus 8 (8), Judges 6 (7), Leviticus 3 (6), Leviticus 6 (6)

Forms

• המזבח 158
• מזבח 114
• המזבחה 32
• למזבח 13
• מזבחות 11
• המזבחות 9
• מזבחי 8
• במזבח 6
• מזבחת 6
• מזבחך 5

Words used with it

Words that share verses with mizbeach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עֹלָה olah “burnt offering” 67
• קָטַר qatar “to offer” 48
• כֹּהֵן kohen “priest” 59
• בָּנָה banah “to build” 48
• דָּם dam “blood” 36
• עָלָה alah “to ascend” 41
• זָרַק zaraq “to scatter” 20
• אַהֲרֹן aharon “Aaron” 28
• אִשֶּׁה ishshah “food offering” 20
• אֹהֶל ohel “tent” 27
• אֲשֵׁרָה asherah “Asherah” 18
• לָקַח laqach “to take” 34

Key verses

The verses using mizbeach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 12:7 — And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
• 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…
• Leviticus 4:35 — And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon…
• Numbers 16:46 — And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an…
• 1 Kings 13:1 — And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
• 1 Kings 19:10 — And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy…
• Isaiah 27:9 — By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as…
• Joel 1:13 — Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and…
• Joel 2:17 — Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to…
• Amos 9:1 — I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will…
• Zechariah 14:20 — In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
• Malachi 1:10 — Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.