מַסֶּכֶת
masechet · warp
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4545 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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masechet (מַסֶּכֶת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “warp”.
The threads stretched lengthwise on the loom to weave the cloth.
How to say it
ma·se·chet
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
- The lengthwise threads stretched on a loom, across which one weaves.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Judges 16:13
And Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have deceived me and told me lies. Tell me with what you could be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the warp…”
- Judges 16:14
And she fastened it with the pin and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin of the loom and the warp.