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HebrewH4696Noun (Masculine)

מֵ֫צַח

me.tsach

10Occurrences
H4696Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the forehead (as open and prominent)

from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
brow, forehead

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

מֵ֫צַח appears 10 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezk
4
2 Chronicles
2
1 Samuel
1
Exodus
1
Isaiah
1
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

1 Samuel 17:49BSB

Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.

2 Chronicles 26:20BSB

When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.

Ezk 3:7BSB

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Ezk 3:9BSB

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Isaiah 48:4BSB

For I knew that you are stubborn;your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.