מַשְׂכִּיתmaskîyth
show-piece, figure, imagination
Pronunciation: mas-keeth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4906
Meanings
1. show-piece, specifically carved figure (Numbers 33:52; Leviticus 26:1; Ezekiel 8:12)
2. imagination, conceit (Proverbs 18:11; Psalms 73:7)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 26:1 “Do not make idols or set up carved images, or sacred pillars, or sculptured stones in your land so you may worship them. I am the Lord your God.
- Numbers 33:52 you must drive out all the people living there. You must destroy all their carved and molten images and demolish all their pagan shrines.
- Psalms 73:7 These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!
- Proverbs 18:11 The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense; they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.
- Proverbs 25:11 Timely advice is lovely, like golden apples in a silver basket.
- Ezekiel 8:12 Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with their idols in dark rooms? They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see us; he has deserted our land!’”
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).