מַשְׂכִּית
mas.kitfigureHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine6 occurrences5 books6 verses
Definition
from the same as H7906; a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imagination
Traditional renderings: conceit, image(-ry), picture, × wish.
Traditional renderings: conceit, image(-ry), picture, × wish.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מַשְׂכִּית:
- σκοπόςskopos“goal”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Leviticus 26:1מַשְׂכִּ֗ית · a sculpted“You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.
- Numbers 33:52מַשְׂכִּיֹּתָ֑ם · their carved images…you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.
- Psalm 73:7מַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת · the imaginationsFrom their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
- Proverbs 18:11בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃ · in his imaginationA rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
- Proverbs 25:11בְּמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת · in settingsA word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
- Ezekiel 8:12מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹ · of his own idol“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”