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מִכְשׁוֹל H4383
H4383 is the Hebrew word מִכְשׁוֹל, transliterated mikshôwl and said mik-shole'. The King James Version most often renders it stumblingblock.
What it means
a stumbling-block, literally or figuratively (obstacle, enticement (specifically an idol), scruple).
Where it comes from
or מִכְשֹׁל; masculine from H3782 (כָּשַׁל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: caused to fall, offence, [idiom] (no-) thing offered, ruin, stumbling-block.
Verses using מִכְשׁוֹל
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 19:14 · KJV
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
1 Samuel 25:31 · KJV
That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
Isaiah 8:14 · KJV
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 57:14 · KJV
And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
Jeremiah 6:21 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
Ezekiel 3:20 · KJV
Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Ezekiel 7:19 · KJV
They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
Ezekiel 14:3 · KJV
Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
Ezekiel 14:4 · KJV
Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;
Ezekiel 14:7 · KJV
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
Ezekiel 21:15 · KJV
I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.
Ezekiel 44:12 · KJV
Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4383 mean?
H4383 is the Hebrew word מִכְשׁוֹל (mikshôwl), meaning a stumbling-block, literally or figuratively (obstacle, enticement (specifically an idol), scruple).
How is H4383 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it stumblingblock (6 times), nor offence (1 time), offence (1 time), stumblingblocks (1 time), because it is the stumblingblock (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4383 appear in the Bible?
מִכְשׁוֹל (mikshôwl) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4383 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or מִכְשֹׁל; masculine from H3782 (כָּשַׁל).
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