Zephaniah 1:11

Maktesh. Literally, “the mortar,” “the grinder,” or “the molar [tooth].” Many scholars think that maktesh is here the name of a section of Jerusalem. The context (see v. 10) seems to favor this view.

Bear silver. Literally, “lift silver,” or “weigh silver.” This refers to those who added to their wealth through trade, or those who, as usurers, weighed out silver. The LXX of this final clause reads: “and all that were exalted by silver have been utterly destroyed.”