Makshêlâh — H4384

Definition

feminine noun

a stumbling-block, but only figuratively (fall, enticement (idol))

1. overthrown mass, stumbling-block, something overthrown, decay, ruin
1. thing overthrown (figurative of kingdom)
2. stumbling-block (of idols)

Usually translated as

ruin, stumbling-block

Origin

feminine from H3782

• Derived from Kâshal (H3782)

Occurrences

Makshêlâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Isaiah (1), Zephaniah (1)

• Isaiah 3:6 — When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin (וְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥ה) be under thy hand:
• Zephaniah 1:3 — I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks (וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת) with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.