Strong's Lexicon

H4906

H4906 — מַשׂכִּיתּ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmaskiythnoun femOccurrences: 6TWOT: 2257c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4906
Word:	מַשׂכִּיתּ
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from the same as H7906
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	6
Transliteration:	maskiyth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mas-keeth'
Meaning:	1. a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object) 2. (figuratively) imagination
KJV Renderings:	conceit, image(-ry), picture, X wish.

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BDB8227

מַשְׂכִּית noun feminine show-piece, figure, imagination; — absolute ׳ מ Lev 26:1,

on ancient rock-carvings in Canaan compare Ghosn-el-Howie^{JBL xxiii (1904), 211 ff.}; suffix מַשְׂכִּיתוֺ Ezek 8:12, מַשְׂכִּתוֺ Prov 18:11 plural construct מַשְׂכִיּוֺת Prov 25:11; Ps 73:7, suffix מַשְׂכִּיֹּתָם Num 33:52 —

1. show-piece, specifically carved figure, of idolatrous symbols, Num 33:52 ( P ; || מַסֵּכֹתָם צַלְמֵי), ׳ אֶבֶן מ Lev 26:1 (|| מַצֵּבָה etc.), ׳ חַדְרֵי מ Ezek 8:12 ( >strike out Co); elsewhere כֶּסֶף ׳ מ Prov 25:11 silver carvings.

2. imagination, conceit, Prov 18:11, לֵבָב ׳ מ Ps 73:7.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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