מֵצַח

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4696

brow — used 13 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

brow tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

מֵ֫צַח: n.m. brow, forehead tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. Ez 3:8 brow, forehead;—מ׳ abs. Ez 3:7, cstr. Ex 28:38 Je 3:3; sf. מִצְחֲךָ Ez 3:8 Is 48:4, מִצְחֶ֑ךָ Ez 3:9; מִצְחוֹ Ex 28:38 + 4 times; מִצְחָם Ez 3:8; pl. cstr. מִצְחוֹת Ez 9:4;—brow, forehead, struck by stone from David’s sling 1 S 17:49(×2); Aaron’s forehead Ex 28:38(×2); place where leprosy appears 2 Ch 26:19, 20; place for a distinguishing mark or cross Ez 9:4; חִזְקֵי־מ׳ 3:7 the house of Isr. are stout of forehead (i. e. obstinate; ‖ קְשֵׁי־לֵב), cf. v 8; so מִצְחֲךָ נְחוּשָׁה Is 48:4 thy brow (is) brass (‖ גִּיד בַּרְזֶל עָרְפֶּ֑ךָ); also of boldness, firmness of prophet v 8, and v 9 (but del. 𝔊 Co); מ׳ אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה הָיָה לָךְ Je 3:3, i. e. thou wast shameless (‖ מֵאַנְתְּ הִכָּלֵם).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 10 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: forehead (10); of forehead (1); the forehead (1).

In the verses

Isaiah 48:4 · tree →

מִדַּעְתִּ֕י כִּ֥י קָשֶׁ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וְגִ֤יד בַּרְזֶל֙ עָרְפֶּ֔ךָ וּמִצְחֲךָ֖ נְחוּשָֽׁה׃

Word for word: because knew I (dm).that [were].stubborn you and.[was] a.tendon of.iron neck your and forehead your [was].bronze

JPS 1917: Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

Jeremiah 3:3 · tree →

וַיִּמָּנְע֣וּ רְבִבִ֔ים וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ ל֣וֹא הָיָ֑ה וּמֵ֨צַח אִשָּׁ֤ה זוֹנָה֙ הָ֣יָה לָ֔ךְ מֵאַ֖נְתְּ הִכָּלֵֽם׃

Word for word: and they.have.been.withheld showers and spring.rain not it.has.come and.[the] forehead of.a.woman a.prostitute it.belonged to you you.refused to.be.ashamed

JPS 1917: Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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