Massekhet מַסֶּ֫כֶת
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| מַסֶּ֫כֶת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | massekhet |
| Strong's number | H4545 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | weave |
| Occurrences | 3 in 2 verses |
Massekhet (Hebrew מַסֶּ֫כֶת, Strong's H4545) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “weave”. It occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) web
1a) web of unfinished stuff on a loom
1a) web of unfinished stuff on a loom
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | web (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | web of a loom (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Massekhet, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 16:13And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
- Judges 16:14And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web.Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).