H4196
Altar
מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbeach)
A place of sacrifice and encounter — where offerings are made and God meets His people.
Hebrew
Pronunciation: miz-BAY-akh
Definition
Mizbeach is the Hebrew word for altar, meaning 'a place of slaughter.' Altars were the designated locations for sacrifice, worship, and divine encounter — the meeting point between human need and God's provision.
Featured KJV occurrences (3)
Romans 12:1
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God.”Read in context
Genesis 22:9
“And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order.”Read in context
1 Kings 18:38
“Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust.”Read in context
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