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H4748 מִקְשֶׁה (miqsheh) mik-sheh'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

hairstyle

Strong's Definition

something turned (rounded), i.e. a curl (of tresses)

Derivation: from H7185 (קָשָׁה) in the sense of knotting up round and hard;

KJV Usage: [idiom] well (set) hair.

TWOT Reference: 2086a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) turned work, well-dressed hair, well-set hair, turner's work
1a) meaning uncertain; possible referring to artistry of the hairdo

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מִקְשֶׁה (miq.sheh) — hairstyle. 1) turned work, well-dressed hair, well-set hair, turner's work 1a) meaning uncertain; possible referring to artistry of the hairdo

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · קשׁה

People

Collocation: מַעֲשֶׂה מִקְשֶׁה

elaborately dressed hair literally: workmanship of dressed hair; hence: = an elaborate hairdo, requiring the work of a hairdresser

ISA 3:24

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מִקְשֶׁה n.[m.] an artistic hair arrangement; ? turner's work, Is 3:24, so most. done

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