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Mortar

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Machtéš, a place in Jerusalem or its vicinity inhabited by silver merchants [Zeph 1:11 ]. It has been speculated that it was the "Phoenician quarter" of the city, where, according to Oriental custom, merchants of this nation resided.

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Maktesh

mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants (Zeph 1:11 ). It has been conjectured that it was the "Phoenician quarter" of the city, where the traders of that nation resided, after the Oriental custom.

EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary