מִכְשׁוֹל

n.m. Je 6:21 a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling-block;—מ׳ abs. Is 8:14 + 3 times, מִכְשֹׁל Lv 19:14; cstr. מִכְשׁוֹל 1 S 25:31 + 6 times Ez; pl. מִכְשֹׁלִים Je 6:21 + Ez 21:20 MT (Co al. מֻכְשָׁלִים, v. infr.);— stumbling, צוּר מ׳ Is 8:14 (fig.) a rock of stumbling (i.e. over which one stumbles); lit. הַרְבֵּה הַמִּכְשֹׁלִים Ez 21:20 an abundance of stumblings, falls (si vera l.; 𝔊 οἱ ἀσθενοῦντες, apar. reading pt., cf. Sm; so Co Da (as a possibility), i.e. מֻכְשָׁלִים Hoph. Pt. of כשׁל = those who have stumbled or been overthrown). means, or occasion of stumbling, stumbling-block; lit. Lv 19:14. fig. of misfortune, calamity ψ 119:165; in divine judgment Je 6:21 Ez 3:20, as a hindrance to restoration of people Is 57:14. in ethical sense מ׳ עֲוֹנָם Ez 7:19 a stumbling-block of (i.e. occasioning) their iniquity, so 14:3, 4, 7; 18:30; 44:12 (mostly with ref. to idols). מ׳ לֵב 1 S 25:31 a stumbling-block of heart i.e. ground for remorse.