מַחְשֹׂף
machsof · laying bare
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4286 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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machsof (מַחְשֹׂף) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “laying bare”.
What is laid bare by peeling. It occurs only in Genesis 30:37.
How to say it
mach·sof
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Removing the covering to show what is underneath.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 30:37
Jacob took for himself fresh rods of poplar and almond and plane tree, and peeled white stripes in them, exposing the white that was on the rods.