Strong’s H4696 · Hebrew
מֵצַח
mêtsach
may'-tsakh
Definition
the forehead (as open and prominent)
Etymology
from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous;
Where the KJV renders it
- brow
- forehead
- impudent
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
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