- Original: מכתּשׁ - Transliteration: Maktesh - Phonetic: mak-taysh' - Definition: 1. mortar - Origin: from H3806 - TWOT entry: 1061a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H3806 ; a mortar; by analogy a socket (of a tooth): - hollow place mortar. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • mortar, 1 Proverbs 27:22 • place, 1 Judges 15:19