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Monday, April 28th, 2025
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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4697 - מִצְחָה

Transliteration

mitschâh

Phonetics

mits-khaw'

Origin

from the same as (H4696)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

1233b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

greave(s), leg armour

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

1 Samuel 1

BSB (1)

1 Samuel 1

CSB (1)

1 Samuel 1

ESV (1)

1 Samuel 1

KJV (1)

1 Samuel 1

LEB (1)

1 Samuel 1

LSB (1)

1 Samuel 1

N95 (1)

1 Samuel 1

NAS (1)

1 Samuel 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

1 Samuel 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2350) h y m (מתסהה MTsHh) AC: Hard CO: Forehead AB: ?

N^m ) h y m (מתסהה MTsHh) - Forehead: As hard. KJV (13): forehead, impudent, brow - Strongs: H4696 (מֵצַח)

N^f1) e h y m (מתסההה MTsHhH) - Leg armor: As hard. KJV (1): greave - Strongs: H4697 (מִצְחָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[מִצְחָה] noun feminine greave(s); — only singular construct וּמִצְחַת נְחשֶׁת עַלדַֿגְלָיו 1 Samuel 17:6 and greaves of bronze upon his legs; < מִצְחֹת Vrss Th We Klo Dr Bu.

[מְצִלָּה], מְצִלִתָּיִם see I. צלל.

מְצֻלָה see צול. מִצְנֶ֫פֶת see צנף. p. 846f, 857

[מַצָּע] see יצע. [מִצְעָד] see צעד

מִצְעָר see צער

I, II. מִצְמֶּה, מִצְמָּה see צפה.

[מַצְמּוּנִים] see צפן

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מִצְחָה f. a greave, as if the front of the leg, 1 Samuel 17:6.

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List of Word Forms

וּמִצְחַ֥ת ומצחת ū·miṣ·ḥaṯ ūmiṣḥaṯ umitzChat