מֵ֫צַח

me.tsachforeheadHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine13 occurrences6 books10 verses

Definition

from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous; the forehead (as open and prominent)
Traditional renderings: brow, forehead, impudent.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

13 total
  1. Exodus 28:38מֵ֣צַח · forehead; מִצְחוֹ֙ · his forehead
    And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be acceptable before the LORD.
  2. 1 Samuel 17:49מִצְח֑וֹ · the forehead; בְּמִצְח֔וֹ · into his forehead
    Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:19בְמִצְח֜וֹ · on his forehead
    Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.
  4. 2 Chronicles 26:20בְּמִצְח֔וֹ · forehead
    When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.
  5. Isaiah 48:4וּמִצְחֲךָ֖ · and your forehead
    For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
  6. Jeremiah 3:3וּמֵ֨צַח · the brazen look
    Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.
  7. Ezekiel 3:7מֵ֥צַח
    But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
  8. Ezekiel 3:8מִצְחֲךָ֥ · and your forehead; מִצְחָֽם׃ · their foreheads
    Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
  9. Ezekiel 3:9מִצְחֶ֑ךָ · your forehead
    I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”
  10. Ezekiel 9:4מִצְח֣וֹת · the foreheads
    “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”