Strong's H4384 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מַכְשֵׁלָה (makshêlâh)

Pronunciation: mak-shay-law'

POS: mak-shay-law' Morph: n-f

Exegesis: feminine from ;

Definition: feminine from כָּשַׁל; a stumbling-block, but only figuratively (fall, enticement (idol)); ruin, stumbling-block.

KJV Usage: ruin, stumbling-block.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) overthrown mass, stumbling-block, something overthrown, decay, ruin
• 2. 1a) thing overthrown (figurative of kingdom)
• 3. 1b) stumbling-block (of idols)

Blue Letter Bible entry