מַסֶּ֫כֶת
mas.se.khetweaveHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine2 occurrences1 book2 verses
Definition
from H5259 in the sense of spreading out; something expanded, i.e. the warp in a loom (as stretched out to receive the woof)
Traditional renderings: web.
Traditional renderings: web.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Judges 16:13הַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃ · the web of a loom [and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.]Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
- Judges 16:14הַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃ · and the webSo while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web. Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.