H4696 · מֵצַח
mêtsach · may'-tsakh · forehead, brow
H4696 (mêtsach, pronounced may'-tsakh) is the Hebrew word מֵצַח in Strong’s dictionary: the forehead (as open and prominent). It appears 13 times in 10 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- מֵצַח (Hebrew)
- Transliteration
- mêtsach
- Pronunciation
- may'-tsakh
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous;
- Definition
- the forehead (as open and prominent)
- Rendered in the KJV
- brow, forehead, [phrase] impudent.
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
13 occurrences in 10 verses (12 with English words of their own, 1 in the original with no English word of their own).
How the BSB renders it
- “and your forehead” ×2
- “forehead” ×2
- “his forehead” ×1
- “into his forehead” ×1
- “on his forehead” ×1
- “the brazen look” ×1
- “the forehead” ×1
- “the foreheads” ×1
By book
Exodus 1 · 1 Samuel 1 · 2 Chronicles 2 · Isaiah 1 · Jeremiah 1 · Ezekiel 4
Verses
- Exodus 28:38
- 1 Samuel 17:49
- 2 Chronicles 26:19
- 2 Chronicles 26:20
- Isaiah 48:4
- Jeremiah 3:3
- Ezekiel 3:7
- Ezekiel 3:8
- Ezekiel 3:9
- Ezekiel 9:4
Related words
Numbers that share a root with H4696.