מֵצַח
mēṣaḥ
brow
Strong's H4696NounHebrewTWOT 1233a

מֵצַח (mēṣaḥ) is a Hebrew noun meaning brow. It appears 13 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4696).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1233a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1233a)brow, forehead; open, prominent; impudent
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מֵ֫צַח noun, masculine: brow, forehead

Strong's H4696 מֵצַח: the forehead (as open and prominent)
KJV:brow, forehead, impudent.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1233: מצח mṣḥ — Root of: מֵ֫צַח brow, forehead; מִצְחָה greave

See it in Scripture

Exodus 28:381 Samuel 17:492 Chronicles 26:19

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