Bible Encyclopedias
Coupling

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kup´ling : Is the FV rendering of מחבּרת , maḥbereth ̌ . This Hebrew word means joining, or the place where one thing is joined to another, as of the curtains of the tabernacle (Exodus 26:4 , Exodus 26:5 ), and of the different parts of the ephod (Exodus 28:27; Exodus 39:20 ).

It is also the English Versions of the Bible rendering of מחבּרות , meḥabberōth , and this refers more to the thing that joins the two objects, as beams of wood (2 Chronicles 34:11 ), or hooks of iron (1 Chronicles 22:3 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Coupling'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​c/coupling.html. 1915.