מֵצַחmêtsach

Same root

• מִצְחָהmitschâh · H4697a shinpiece of armor (as prominent), only plural

Where it appears

Appears 13 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 28:38 Aaron must wear it on his forehead so he may take on himself any guilt of the people of Israel when they consecrate their sacred offerings. He must always wear it on his forehead so the Lord will accept the people.
• 1 Samuel 17:49 Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground.
• 2 Chronicles 26:19 Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the Lord’s Temple, leprosy suddenly broke out on his forehead.
• 2 Chronicles 26:20 When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the Lord had struck him.
• Isaiah 48:4 For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are. Your necks are as unbending as iron. Your heads are as hard as bronze.
• Jeremiah 3:3 That’s why even the spring rains have failed. For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless.