Mêtsach — H4696

H4696 · Hebrew — מצח

Pronunciation: may'-tsakh

Definition

masculine noun

the forehead (as open and prominent)

  1. brow, forehead

Usually translated as

forehead, brow, impudent

Origin

from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Mêtsach occurs 13 times in 10 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Chronicles (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (4)

Strong's Lexicon — M