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How to Pronounce Machpelah

mak-PEE-luh

Machpelah is pronounced mak-PEE-luh (mækˈpiːlə): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: Mahk-peh-LAH, mak-PEE-lah.

What does Machpelah mean?

Machpelah means “double”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Machpelah?

Machpelah is the field and cave near Mamre that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a burial plot (Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:17). Abraham buried Sarah there (Genesis 23:19), and it later held Abraham himself and Jacob as well (Genesis 25:9, Genesis 50:13).

Also pronounced

Mahk-peh-LAH
mak-PEE-lah

Found in Scripture

Genesis 23:9Genesis 23:17Genesis 23:19Genesis 25:9Genesis 49:30Genesis 50:13

Other names from Genesis

Maachah · MAY-uh-kuhMachir · MAY-kihrMadai · MAY-dieMagdiel · MAG-dee-uhlMagog · MAH-gogMahalaleel · muh-hay-luh-LEE-uhlMahalath · Mah-hah-LATHMoriah · maw-RAI-uhMuppim · MUH-pimMyrrh · mer

In other languages

Macpela in Portuguese

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