Word Study · Strong's H4383 · Hebrew
מִכְשׁוֹל
mikshol
mik-shole'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mikshôwl
“a stumbling-block, literally or figuratively (obstacle, enticement (specifically an idol), scruple)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a stumbling-block, literally or figuratively (obstacle, enticement (specifically an idol), scruple)
Rendered in the KJV as
caused to fall, offence, [idiom] (no-) thing offered, ruin, stumbling-block.
- 14occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- וּמִכְשׁ֣וֹל2
- הַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔ים1
- וּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹל1
- וּמִכְשׁ֤וֹל1
- לְמִכְשׁ֖וֹל1
- לְמִכְשׁ֣וֹל1
- מִכְשׁ֜וֹל1
- מִכְשׁ֖וֹל1
- מִכְשׁ֛וֹל1
- מִכְשׁ֥וֹל1
- מִכְשֽׁוֹל׃1
- מִכְשֹׁ֑ל1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- and [the] stumbling block of3
- a stumbling block2
- [the] stumbling block of1
- an obstacle1
- and into stumbling of1
- into a stumbling block1
- into a stumbling block of1
- obstacle[s]1
- stumbling1
- stumbling blocks1
- the stumblings1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · masculine singular5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 5
- HC/Ncmsc · 3
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HC/R/Ncmsc · 1
- HNcmpa · 1
- HNcmsc · 1
- HTd/Ncmpa · 1
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Ezekiel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Psalms1 occurrence
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 8:14מִכְשׁ֜וֹלmikhsholnoun · masculine singularAnd He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.here: stumbling
- Isaiah 57:14מִכְשׁ֖וֹלmikhsholnoun · masculine singularAnd it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”here: obstacle[s]
Ezekiel8 occurrences
- Ezekiel 3:20מִכְשׁ֛וֹלmikhsholnoun · masculine singularNow if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.here: an obstacle
- Ezekiel 7:19מִכְשׁ֥וֹלmikhsholnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.here: [the] stumbling block of
- Ezekiel 14:3וּמִכְשׁ֣וֹלumikhsholconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?here: and [the] stumbling block of
- Ezekiel 14:4וּמִכְשׁ֤וֹלumikhsholconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry,here: and [the] stumbling block of
- Ezekiel 14:7וּמִכְשׁ֣וֹלumikhsholconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.here: and [the] stumbling block of
- Ezekiel 18:30לְמִכְשׁ֖וֹלlemikhsholpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.here: into a stumbling block
- Ezekiel 21:15הַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔יםhamikhsholimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSo that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.here: the stumblings
- Ezekiel 44:12לְמִכְשׁ֣וֹלlemikhsholpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD.here: into a stumbling block of