Lexicon metsach: Forehead Original Word: מֵצַח Strong's Exhaustive Concordance brow, forehead, impudent From an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. Conspicuous; the forehead (as open and prominent) -- brow, forehead, + impudent. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition brow, forehead NASB Translation forehead (10), foreheads (2), stubborn* (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מֵ֫צַח noun masculineExodus 3:8 brow, forehead; — ׳מ absolute Ezekiel 3:7, construct Exodus 28:28; Jeremiah 3:3; suffix מִצְחֲךָ Ezekiel 3:8; Isaiah 48:4, מִצְחֶ֑וֺ Ezekiel 3:9; מִצְחוֺ Exodus 28:38 4t.; מִצְחָם Exodus 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 2Chronicles 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 ("" גִּיד בַּרְזֶל עָרְמֶּ֑ךָ); also of boldness, firmness of prophet Isaiah 48:8, and Isaiah 48:9 (but dele ᵐ5 Co); אִשָּׁה ׳זוֺנָה הָיָה לָךְ מ Jeremiah 3:3, i.e. thou wast shameless ("" מֵאַנְתְּ הִכָּלֵם). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be clear or conspicuous.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3359 (metōpon): This Greek term translates to "forehead" and is used in the New Testament, particularly in the Book of Revelation, to denote a place of marking or sealing, similar to the Hebrew concept. Usage: The word מֵצַח is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the forehead, often symbolizing boldness, determination, or a mark of distinction. It appears in various contexts, including descriptions of physical appearance, symbolic acts, and metaphorical expressions. Context: The Hebrew term מֵצַח (mēṣaḥ) is primarily used to describe the forehead, a prominent part of the human face. In biblical literature, the forehead can carry significant symbolic meaning. For instance, in Ezekiel 3:8-9, God tells the prophet, "Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. I have made your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint." Here, the forehead symbolizes resoluteness and divine empowerment to withstand opposition. Forms and Transliterations בְּמִצְח֔וֹ בְמִצְח֜וֹ במצחו וּמִצְחֲךָ֖ וּמֵ֨צַח ומצח ומצחך מִצְח֑וֹ מִצְח֣וֹת מִצְחֲךָ֥ מִצְחֶ֑ךָ מִצְחָֽם׃ מִצְחוֹ֙ מֵ֣צַח מֵ֥צַח מצח מצחו מצחות מצחך מצחם׃ bə·miṣ·ḥōw ḇə·miṣ·ḥōw bəmiṣḥōw ḇəmiṣḥōw bemitzCho mê·ṣaḥ mêṣaḥ Metzach miṣ·ḥă·ḵā miṣ·ḥām miṣ·ḥe·ḵā miṣ·ḥō·wṯ miṣ·ḥōw miṣḥăḵā miṣḥām miṣḥeḵā miṣḥōw miṣḥōwṯ mitzchaCha mitzCham mitzChecha mitzCho mitzChot ū·mê·ṣaḥ ū·miṣ·ḥă·ḵā ūmêṣaḥ uMetzach ūmiṣḥăḵā umitzchaCha vemitzChoLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 28:38 HEB: וְהָיָה֮ עַל־ מֵ֣צַח אַהֲרֹן֒ וְנָשָׂ֨א NAS: It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron KJV: And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron INT: become and forehead Aaron's shall take Exodus 28:38 1 Samuel 17:49 1 Samuel 17:49 2 Chronicles 26:19 2 Chronicles 26:20 Isaiah 48:4 Jeremiah 3:3 Ezekiel 3:7 Ezekiel 3:8 Ezekiel 3:8 Ezekiel 3:9 Ezekiel 9:4 13 Occurrences |
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