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Lexicon :: Strong's H4383 - miḵšôl

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מִכְשׁוֹל
Transliteration
miḵšôl
Pronunciation
mik-shole'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1050c

Strong’s Definitions

מִכְשׁוֹל mikshôwl, mik-shole'; or מִכְשֹׁל mikshôl; masculine from H3782; a stumbling-block, literally or figuratively (obstacle, enticement (specifically an idol), scruple):—caused to fall, offence, × (no-) thing offered, ruin, stumbling-block.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H4383 in the following manner: stumblingblock (8x), offence (2x), ruins (2x), offend (1x), fall (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H4383 in the following manner: stumblingblock (8x), offence (2x), ruins (2x), offend (1x), fall (1x).

  1. a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling block

    1. stumbling, fall

    2. means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling block

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִכְשׁוֹל mikshôwl, mik-shole'; or מִכְשֹׁל mikshôl; masculine from H3782; a stumbling-block, literally or figuratively (obstacle, enticement (specifically an idol), scruple):—caused to fall, offence, × (no-) thing offered, ruin, stumbling-block.
STRONGS H4383: Abbreviations
† מִכְשׁוֺל noun masculineJeremiah 6:21 a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling-block; — מ׳ absolute Isaiah 8:14 + 3 times, מִכְשֹׁל Leviticus 19:14; construct מִכְשׁוֺל 1 Samuel 25:31 + 6 times Ezekiel; plural מִכְשֹׁלִים Jeremiah 6:21 + Ezekiel 21:20 MT (Co and others מֻכְשָׁלִים, see below); —
1. stumbling, צוּר מ׳ Isaiah 8:14 (fig) a rock of stumbling (i.e. over which one stumbles); literal הַרְבֵּה הַמִּכְשֹׁלִים Ezekiel 21:20 an abundance of stumblings, falls (si vera lectio; Greek Version of the LXX. οἱ ἀσθενοῦντες, apparently reading participle, compare Sm; so Co Da (as a possibility), i.e. מֻכְשָׁלִים Hoph. Participle of כשׁל = those who have stumbled or been overthrown).
2. means, or occasion of stumbling, stumbling-block;
a. literal Leviticus 19:14.
b. figurative of misfortune, calamity Psalm 119:165; in divine judgment Jeremiah 6:21; Ezekiel 3:20, as a hindrance to restoration of people Isaiah 57:14.
c. in ethical sense עֲוֺנָם מ׳ Ezekiel 7:19 a stumbling-block of (i.e. occasioning) their iniquity, so Ezekiel 14:3, 4, 7; Ezekiel 18:30; Ezekiel 44:12 (mostly with reference to idols.).
d. לֵב מ׳ 1 Samuel 25:31 a stumbling-block of heart i.e. ground for remorse.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

19:14; 19:14

1 Samuel

25:31; 25:31

Psalms

119:165

Isaiah

8:14; 8:14; 57:14

Jeremiah

6:21; 6:21; 6:21

Ezekiel

3:20; 7:19; 14:3; 14:4; 14:7; 18:30; 21:20; 21:20; 44:12

H4383

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4383 matches the Hebrew מִכְשׁוֹל (miḵšôl),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:14 - ‘You shall not curse a deaf man, nor place a stumbling H4383 block H4383 before the blind, but you shall revere your God; I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:31 - this will not [fn]cause grief or a troubled H4383 heart to my lord, both by having shed blood without cause and by my lord having [fn]avenged himself. When the LORD deals well with my lord, then remember your maidservant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:165

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:165 - Those who love Your law have great peace,
And [fn]nothing causes them to stumble. H4383

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:14 - “Then He shall become a sanctuary;
But to both the houses of Israel, a stone to strike and a rock to stumble H4383 over,
And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:14 - And it will be said,
“Build up, build up, prepare the way,
Remove every obstacle H4383 out of the way of My people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:21 - Therefore, thus says the LORD,
“Behold, I am [fn]laying stumbling H4383 blocks H4383 before this people.
And they will stumble against them,
Fathers and sons together;
Neighbor and [fn]friend will perish.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:20 - “Again, when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I place an obstacle H4383 before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:19 - ‘They will fling their silver into the streets and their gold will become an abhorrent thing; their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their [fn]appetite nor can they fill their stomachs, for their iniquity has become an occasion H4383 of stumbling. H4383

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:3 - “Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and have put right before their faces the stumbling H4383 block H4383 of their iniquity. Should I be consulted by them at all?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:4 - “Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord [fn]GOD, “Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling H4383 block H4383 of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will be brought to give him an answer in [fn]the matter in view of the multitude of his idols,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:7 - “For anyone of the house of Israel or of the immigrants who stay in Israel who separates himself from Me, sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling H4383 block H4383 of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me for himself, I the LORD will be brought to answer him in My own person.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:30 - “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord GOD. “Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling H4383 block H4383 to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:15 - that their hearts may melt, and many fall H4383 at all their gates. I have given the glittering sword. Ah! It is made for striking like lightning, it is wrapped up in readiness for slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:12 - “Because they ministered to them before their idols and became a stumbling H4383 block H4383 of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have [fn]sworn against them,” declares the Lord GOD, “that they shall bear the punishment for their iniquity.
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