מַקֶּבֶת (maqqebet) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning hammer. It appears
2 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4718).
Also rendered
hole
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1409d)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1409d)hole, excavation; perforator, hammer, piercing, perforation, quarry
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מַקֶּבֶתnoun, feminine: hole, excavation
Strong's H4718מַקֶּבֶת: properly, a perforator, i.e. a hammer (as piercing); also (intransitively) a perforation, i.e. a quarry KJV:hammer, hole.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1409: נָקַבnāqab — pierce; bore, prick off; who were pricked off, designated, by name; curse; puncture, perforate, specify, designate, libel; appoint, blaspheme, express, with holes, name, strike through