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Lexicon :: Strong's H4696 - mēṣaḥ

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מֵצַח
Transliteration
mēṣaḥ
Pronunciation
may'-tsakh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous
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TWOT Reference: 1233a

Strong’s Definitions

מֵצַח mêtsach, may'-tsakh; from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous; the forehead (as open and prominent):—brow, forehead, impudent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H4696 in the following manner: forehead (11x), impudent (1x), brow (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H4696 in the following manner: forehead (11x), impudent (1x), brow (1x).

  1. brow, forehead

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֵצַח mêtsach, may'-tsakh; from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous; the forehead (as open and prominent):—brow, forehead, impudent.
STRONGS H4696: Abbreviations
† מֵ֫צַח noun masculineEzekiel 3:8 brow, forehead; — מ׳ absolute Ezekiel 3:7, construct Exodus 28:38; Jeremiah 3:3; suffix מִצְחֲךָ Ezekiel 3:8; Isaiah 48:4, מִצְחֶ֑וֺ Ezekiel 3:9; מִצְחוֺ Exodus 28:38 + 4 times; מִצְחָם Ezekiel 3:8; plural construct מִצְחוֺת Ezekiel 9:4; — brow, forehead, struck by stone from David's sling 1 Samuel 17:49 (twice in verse); Aaron's forehead Exodus 28:38 (twice in verse); place where leprosy appears 2 Chronicles 26:19, 20; place for a distinguishing mark or cross Ezekiel 9:4; חִזְקֵימֿ׳ Ezekiel 3:7 the house of Israel are stout of forehead (i.e. obstinate; || קְשֵׁילֵֿב), compare Ezekiel 3:8; so מִצְהֲךָ נְחוּשָׁה Isaiah 48:4 thy brow (is) brass (|| עָרְפֶ֑ךָ בַּרְזֶל גִּיד); also of boldness, firmness of prophet Ezekiel 3:8, and 3:9 (but dele Greek Version of the LXX Co); אִשָּׁה זוֺנָה הָיָה לָךְ מ׳ Jeremiah 3:3, i.e. thou wast shameless (|| מֵאַנְתְּ הִכָּלֵם).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

28:38; 28:38; 28:38

1 Samuel

17:49

2 Chronicles

26:19; 26:20

Isaiah

48:4; 48:4

Jeremiah

3:3; 3:3

Ezekiel

3:7; 3:7; 3:8; 3:8; 3:8; 3:8; 3:8; 3:9; 3:9; 9:4; 9:4

H4696

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4696 matches the Hebrew מֵצַח (mēṣaḥ),
which occurs 13 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:38 - Aaron must wear it on his forehead so he may take on himself any guilt of the people of Israel when they consecrate their sacred offerings. He must always wear it on his forehead so the LORD will accept the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:49 - Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:19 - Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the LORD’s Temple, leprosy[fn] suddenly broke out on his forehead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20 - When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the LORD had struck him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 - For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are.
Your necks are as unbending as iron.
Your heads are as hard as bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:3 - That’s why even the spring rains have failed.
For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:7 - But the people of Israel won’t listen to you any more than they listen to me! For the whole lot of them are hard-hearted and stubborn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:8 - But look, I have made you as obstinate and hard-hearted as they are.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:9 - I have made your forehead as hard as the hardest rock! So don’t be afraid of them or fear their angry looks, even though they are rebels.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:4 - He said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.”
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