מִכְשׁוֹל

mikh.sholNoun (Masculine)H4383

stumbling

From: or מִכְשֹׁל; masculine from H3782 (כָּשַׁל);

Short Definition

a stumbling-block, literally or figuratively (obstacle, enticement (specifically an idol), scruple)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling block 1a) stumbling, fall 1b) means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling block

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

13 times

Appears 13 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezk
7
Isaiah
2
1 Samuel
1
Jeremiah
1
Leviticus
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 25:31
  • Ezk 14:4
  • Ezk 18:30
  • Ezk 44:12
  • Isaiah 57:14

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