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(mak' tehssh) KJV transliteration of the Hebrew place name meaning, “Mortar” (NAS, NRSV). District in or near Jerusalem (Zephaniah 1:11 ). Early commentators located the site in the Kidron Valley. Recently, the site has been linked with an area of the Tyropoean Valley within the city walls (thus “lower town,” REB; “market district,” NIV).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Maktesh'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/m/maktesh.html. 1991.

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