מִסְפָּחָהmiçpâchâh
a veil (as spread out)
Pronunciation: mis-paw-khaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4555
Meanings
long veil, (properly sheathing?) covering whole person; plural absolute וְעשֹׁוֺת הַמִּסְפָּחוֺת עַלרֿאֹשׁ Ezek 13:18 suffix מִסְפְּחֹתֵיכֶם Ezek 13:21. (Ezekiel 13:18; Ezekiel 13:21)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Ezekiel 13:18 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits you women who are ensnaring the souls of my people, young and old alike. You tie magic charms on their wrists and furnish them with magic veils. Do you think you can trap others without bringing destruction on yourselves?
- Ezekiel 13:21 I will tear off the magic veils and save my people from your grasp. They will no longer be your victims. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).