Hairstyle
מִקְשֶׁהStrong’s H4748miqsheh (miq-sheh)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Miqsheh is the Hebrew word usually translated “well-set hair”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.”
Meaning
- Turned work, well-dressed hair, well-set hair, turner's workmeaning uncertain; possible referring to artistry of the hairdo
How it's translated
- well-set hair 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
מִקְשֶׁה miqsheh · hairstyle
1) turned work, well-dressed hair, well-set hair, turner's work 1a) meaning uncertain; possible referring to artistry of the hairdo
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.