BDB2979
מַחְסוֺם noun masculine muzzle, ׳ אֶשְׁמְרָהלְֿפִי מ Ps 39:2 let me keep a muzzle for my mouth, to avoid (hasty and) erring speech.
Strong's Lexicon
H4269
H4269 — מַחסוֹם
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4269 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַחסוֹם |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2629 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | machcowm |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | makh-sohm' |
| Meaning: | 1. a muzzle |
| KJV Renderings: | bridle. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מחסום (magh-s)
Psalms 39:1
- KJV: To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.my mouth…: Heb. a bridle, or, muzzle for my mouth
- EHCC: (2).1 will keep my mouth with a bridle,