מֵצַח
mêtsach · H4696 · Hebrew · 13 occurrences
Meanings
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forehead
Front part of the head; associated with stubbornness and lack of shame
ExamplesExodus 28:38 It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall take away the guilt of the holy things which the sons of Israel consecrate, regarding all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be accepted before the LORD.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
12 occurrences in 6 groups
- הוּhis 5
- ךָyour 3
- אַהֲרוֹןAaron 1
- אִישׁman, person, each 1
- אִשָּׁהwoman, wife 1
- הֶםtheir 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- יָדַעto know 1
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- נְחוּשָׁהbronze 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
7 occurrences in 3 groups
- עַלon, upon, over, against 6
- בin/on/with 6
- אֵלto, toward 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- עֻמָּהbeside 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- μέτωπον métōpon · G3359 · forehead
- Greek μέτωπον is the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew מֵצַח for the anatomical sense 'forehead,' carrying over both literal references to the body part and figurative uses (e.g., marking on the forehead in Ezekiel).
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4696. metsach מֵ֫צַח noun masculineExo 3:8 brow, forehead; — ׳מ absolute Eze 3:7,…
מֵ֫צַח noun masculineExo 3:8 brow, forehead; — ׳מ absolute Eze 3:7, construct Exo 28:28; Jer 3:3; suffix מִצְחֲךָ Eze 3:8; Isa 48:4, מִצְחֶ֑וֺ Eze 3:9; מִצְחוֺ Exo 28:38 Exo 28:4t.; מִצְחָם Exo 3:8; plural construct מִצְחוֺת Eze 9:4; — brow, forehead, struck by stone from David's sling 1Sa 17:49 (twice in verse); Aaron's forehead Exo 28:38 (twice in verse); place where leprosy appears 2Ch 26:19-20, place for a distinguishing mark or cross Eze 9:4; ׳חִזְקֵימֿ Eze 3:7 the house of Israel are stout of forehead (i.e. obstinate; || קְשֵׁילֵֿב), compare Eze 3:8; so נְחוּשָׁה מִצְהֲךָ Isa 48:4 thy brow (is) brass (|| עָרְמֶּ֑ךָ בַּרְזֶל גִּיד); also of boldness, firmness of prophet Isa 48:8, and Isa 48:9 (but dele ᵐ5 Co); מ לָךְ הָיָה ׳זוֺנָה אִשָּׁה Jer 3:3, i.e. thou wast shameless (|| הִכָּלֵם מֵאַנְתְּ).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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