מפיבשת
Hebrew
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- מְפִבֹשֶׁת (most defective spelling)
- מפיבושת (most excessive spelling)
Etymology
[edit]Perhaps a contraction of פָּאָה (pāʾā́, “cleave to pieces”) + בֹּשֶׁת (bṓšeṯ, “shame; idol”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /me.fi.bo.ˈʃet/
Proper noun
[edit]מְפִיבֹשֶׁת • (m'fiboshét) m
Descendants
[edit]- → Ancient Greek: Μεμφιβοσθέ (Memphibosthé)
- → English: Mephibosheth
- → Latin: Miphībōseth