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מֵצַח H4696

H4696 is the Hebrew word מֵצַח, transliterated mêtsach and said may'-tsakh. The King James Version most often renders it forehead.

Word: מֵצַחTransliteration: mêtsachSaid: may'-tsakhLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

the forehead (as open and prominent).

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

forehead 9×brow 1×impudent 1×foreheads 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: brow, forehead, [phrase] impudent.

Verses using מֵצַח

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 28:38 · KJV

And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

1 Samuel 17:49 · KJV

And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.

2 Chronicles 26:19 · KJV

Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.

2 Chronicles 26:20 · KJV

And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

Isaiah 48:4 · KJV

Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

Jeremiah 3:3 · KJV

Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

Ezekiel 3:7 · KJV

But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.

Ezekiel 3:8 · KJV

Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.

Ezekiel 3:9 · KJV

As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 9:4 · KJV

And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4696 mean?

H4696 is the Hebrew word מֵצַח (mêtsach), meaning the forehead (as open and prominent).

How is H4696 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it forehead (9 times), brow (1 time), impudent (1 time), foreheads (1 time).

How many times does H4696 appear in the Bible?

מֵצַח (mêtsach) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4696 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous.

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