מַכְשֵׁלָה
makshêlâh · mak-shay-law'
a stumbling-block, but only figuratively (fall, enticement (idol))
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine from H3782 (כָּשַׁל);
a stumbling-block, but only figuratively (fall, enticement (idol))
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: ruin, stumbling-block.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › the open hand that covers › to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads › to reveal, behold
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the open hand that covers that works to consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַכְשֵׁלָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and let this ruin1 · 50%
- and the stumblingblocks1 · 50%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.