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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

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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 - “It shall be on Aaron’s forehead H4696, and Aaron shall [fn]take away the iniquity of the holy things which the sons of Israel set apart as holy, with regard to all their holy gifts; and it shall continually be on his forehead H4696, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:49 - And David sent his hand down into his bag and took from it a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead H4696. And the stone sank into his forehead H4696, so that he fell on his face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:19 - But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, the leprosy broke out on his forehead H4696 before the priests in the house of Yahweh, beside the altar of incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20 - And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous on his forehead H4696; and they hurried him out of there, and he himself also hastened to get out because Yahweh had smitten him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 -

“Because I know that you are [fn]stiff,

And your neck is an iron sinew

And your forehead H4696 bronze,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:3 -

“Therefore the showers have been withheld,

And the [fn]late rain has not [fn]come.

Yet you had a harlot’s forehead H4696;

You refused to feel dishonor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:7 - yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are not willing to listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel is [fn]stubborn with a strong forehead H4696 and stiff heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:8 - “Behold, I have made your face as strong as their faces and your forehead H4696 as strong as their foreheads H4696.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:9 - “Like [fn]diamond stronger than flint I have made your forehead H4696. Do not be afraid of them or be dismayed before them, though they are a rebellious house.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:4 - Yahweh said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, even through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads H4696 of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being done in its midst.”
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