Strong H4384מַכְשֵׁלָה
ruins
- Transliteration
- makshêlâh
- Pronunciation
- mak-shay-law'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Feminine from H3782; a {stumblingblock} but only figuratively ({fall } enticement (idol)): - {ruin} stumbling-block.
Detailed definition
STEP sense: ruins
Exact lexical definition: overthrown mass
Part of speech: noun
BDB context: מַכְשֵׁלָה n.f . 1. overthrown mass . 2. stumbling-block
In the Bible
Strong H4384 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ruin1
- stumblingblocks1
First verses
- Isaiah 3:6When 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 be under thy hand:
- Zephaniah 1:3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.