מַכְשֵׁלָה
makh.she.lahruinsHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine2 occurrences2 books2 verses
Definition
feminine from H3782; a stumbling-block, but only figuratively (fall, enticement [idol])
Traditional renderings: ruin, stumbling-block.
Traditional renderings: ruin, stumbling-block.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מַכְשֵׁלָה:
- βρῶμαbrōma“food”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Isaiah 3:6וְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥ה · heap of rubbleA man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”
- Zephaniah 1:3וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת · and the idols“I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.