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Lexicon :: Strong's H4696 - mēṣaḥ

Aa
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
Dictionary Aids

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 BoxExo 28:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:38 - “It shall be on Aaron’s H175 forehead H4696, and Aaron H175 shall [fn]take H5375 away the guilt H5771 of the holy H6944 things H6944 which H834 the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 consecrate H6942, regarding all H3605 their holy H6944 gifts H4979; and it shall always H8548 be on his forehead H4696, so that they may be accepted H7522 before H6440 the LORD H3068.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:49 - And David H1732 put H7971 his hand H3027 into his bag H3627 and took H3947 from it a stone H68 and slung H7049 it, and struck H5221 the Philistine H6430 on his forehead H4696. And the stone H68 penetrated H2883 his forehead H4696, and he fell H5307 on his face H6440 to the ground H776.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:19 - But Uzziah H5818, with a censer H4730 in his hand H3027 for burning H6999 incense H6999, was enraged H2196; and while he was enraged H2196 with the priests H3548, leprosy H6883 broke H2224 out H2224 on his forehead H4696 in the presence H6440 of the priests H3548 in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068, beside H4480 H5921 the altar H4196 of incense H7004.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20 - Azariah H5838 the chief H7218 priest H3548 and all H3605 the priests H3548 looked H6437 at him, and behold H2009, he was leprous H6879 on his forehead H4696; and they quickly H926 removed H4480 H926 him from there H8033, and he himself H1931 also H1571 hurried H1765 to get H3318 out H3318 because H3588 the LORD H3068 had stricken H5060 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:4 -

“Because H4480 I know H3045 that you are [fn]obstinate H7186,

And your neck H6203 is an iron H1270 tendon H1517

And your forehead H4696 bronze H5154,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:3 -

“Therefore the showers H7241 have been withheld H4513,

And there has been H1961 no H3808 spring H4456 rain H4456.

Yet you had H1961 a prostitute’s H802 H2181 [fn]forehead H4696;

You refused H3985 to be ashamed H3637.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:7 - yet the house H1004 of Israel H3478 will not be H14 willing H14 to listen H8085 to you, since H3588 they are H14 not willing H14 to listen H8085 to Me. The entire H3605 house H1004 of Israel H3478 certainly H3588 is [fn]stubborn H2389 H4696 and obstinate H7186 H3820.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:8 - “Behold H2009, I have made H5414 your face H6440 just H5980 as hard H2389 as their faces H6440, and your forehead H4696 just H5980 as hard H2389 as their foreheads H4696.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:9 - “Like emery H8068 harder H2389 than H4480 flint H6864 I have made H5414 your forehead H4696. Do not be H3372 afraid H3372 of them or be dismayed H2865 before H4480 H6440 them, since H3588 they are a rebellious H4805 house H1004.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:4 - And the LORD H3068 said H559 to him, “Go H5674 through the midst H8432 of the city H5892, through the midst H8432 of Jerusalem H3389, and make H8427 a mark H8420 on the foreheads H4696 of the people H376 who groan H584 and sigh H602 over H5921 all H3605 the abominations H8441 which are being committed H6213 in its midst H8432.”
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