Lexicon maccekah: covering Original Word: מַסֵּכָהPart of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: maccekah Phonetic Spelling: (mas-say-kaw') Short Definition: covering Brown-Driver-Briggs I. מַסֵּכָה noun feminine 1 molten metal, or image; 2 libation; — ׳מ Exodus 32:4 +; construct מַסֵּכַת Isaiah 30:22; plural מַסֵּכוֺת 1 Kings 14:9 +; suffix מַסֵּכֹתָם Numbers 33:52; — 1 libation, with covenant sacrifice in making covenant Isaiah 30:1 (= 1 נֶסֶךְ; see, however, below II. [נָסַךְ]). 2 molten metal, or image: עֵגֶל מַסֵּכָה molten calf Exodus 32:4,8; Deuteronomy 9:16; Nehemiah 9:18, compare Psalm 106:19; אֱלֹהֵי מַסֵּכָה molten gods Exodus 34:17; Leviticus 19:4; ׳צַלְמֵי מ Numbers 33:52; מֶּסֶל וּמַסֵּכָה Deuteronomy 27:15; Judges 17:3,4; Judges 18:14; Nahum 1:14; 2Chronicles 34:3,4, elsewhere (variously) Deuteronomy 9:12; Judges 18:17,18; 1 Kings 14:9; 2 Kings 17:16; 2Chronicles 28:2; Isaiah 30:22; Isaiah 42:17; Hosea 13:2; Habakkuk 2:18. II. מַסֵּכָה noun feminine woven stuff, web, especially as covering; — absolute הַנְּסוּכָה עַלֿ ׳הַמּ Isaiah 25:7 the web that is woven over all the nations (i.e. mourning-veil, symbol of distress; "" הַלּוֺט הַלּוֺט); = bed- covering Isaiah 28:20 (in figurative). Perhaps also ׳לִנְסֹךְ מ Isaiah 30:1 weave a web ("" לַעֲשׂוֺת עֵצָה), reference to negotiations with Egypt (so ᵑ9 Aq Ew De Che Di; > ᵐ5 Ges Hi Kn Brd Du pour a libation; ׳מ not elsewhere = נֶסֶךְ).
Strong's covering, molten image, vail From nacak; properly, a pouring over, i.e. Fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication, a libation, i.e. League; concretely a coverlet (as if poured out) -- covering, molten (image), vail. see HEBREW nacak |
    |