מפיבשת

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• מְפִבֹשֶׁת (most defective spelling)
• מפיבושת (most excessive spelling)

Etymology

Perhaps a contraction of פָּאָה (pāʾā́, “cleave to pieces”) +‎ בֹּשֶׁת (bṓšeṯ, “shame; idol”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /me.fi.bo.ˈʃet/

Proper noun

מְפִיבֹשֶׁת • (m'fiboshét) m

1. (biblical) Mephibosheth

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Μεμφιβοσθέ (Memphibosthé)
• → English: Mephibosheth
• → Latin: Miphībōseth

References

• H4648 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible