מֵצַח
Used: 13 times · Key: 4696 · BDB: מֵ֫צַח
Glosses
forehead (10); of.forehead (1); the.forehead (1)
Meaning (OSHB)
brow tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
n.m. brow, forehead tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.m. Ez 3:8 brow, forehead;—מ׳ abs. Ez 3:7, cstr. Ex 28:38 Je 3:3; sf. מִצְחֲךָ Ez 3:8 Is 48:4, מִצְחֶ֑ךָ Ez 3:9; מִצְחוֹ Ex 28:38 + 4 times; מִצְחָם Ez 3:8; pl. cstr. מִצְחוֹת Ez 9:4;—brow, forehead, struck by stone from David’s sling 1 S 17:49(×2); Aaron’s forehead Ex 28:38(×2); place where leprosy appears 2 Ch 26:19, 20; place for a distinguishing mark or cross Ez 9:4; חִזְקֵי־מ׳ 3:7 the house of Isr. are stout of forehead (i. e. obstinate; ‖ קְשֵׁי־לֵב), cf. v 8; so מִצְחֲךָ נְחוּשָׁה Is 48:4 thy brow (is) brass (‖ גִּיד בַּרְזֶל עָרְפֶּ֑ךָ); also of boldness, firmness of prophet v 8, and v 9 (but del. 𝔊 Co); מ׳ אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה הָיָה לָךְ Je 3:3, i. e. thou wast shameless (‖ מֵאַנְתְּ הִכָּלֵם).
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 10 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «מֵצַח» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
מִדַּעְתִּ֕י כִּ֥י קָשֶׁ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וְגִ֤יד בַּרְזֶל֙ עָרְפֶּ֔ךָ וּמִצְחֲךָ֖ נְחוּשָֽׁה׃
Word for word: because knew I (dm).that [were].stubborn you and.[was] a.tendon of.iron neck your and forehead your [was].bronze
JPS 1917: Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
וַיִּמָּנְע֣וּ רְבִבִ֔ים וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ ל֣וֹא הָיָ֑ה וּמֵ֨צַח אִשָּׁ֤ה זוֹנָה֙ הָ֣יָה לָ֔ךְ מֵאַ֖נְתְּ הִכָּלֵֽם׃
Word for word: and they.have.been.withheld showers and spring.rain not it.has.come and.[the] forehead of.a.woman a.prostitute it.belonged to you you.refused to.be.ashamed
JPS 1917: Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
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