mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants ( Zephaniah 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.
(a mortar or deep hollow ), a place evidently in Jerusalem, the inhabitants of which are denounced by Zephaniah. ( Zephaniah 1:11 ) Ewald conjectures that it was the Phoenician quarter" of the city.