BDB7640
מִקְשֶׁה noun [masculine] an artistic hair arrangement; ? turner's work, Isa 3:24, so most.
Strong's Lexicon
H4748
H4748 — מִקשֶׁה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4748 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מִקשֶׁה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H7185 in the sense of knotting up round and hard |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | miqsheh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mik-sheh' |
| Meaning: | 1. something turned (rounded), i.e. a curl (of tresses) |
| KJV Renderings: | X well (set) hair. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מק (mak)
Isaiah 3:24
- KJV: And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
- EHCC: of sweet smell there shall be stink;
Isaiah 5:24
- KJV: Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.fire: Heb. tongue of fire
- EHCC: their root shall be as roftenness,