מַכְשֵׁלָה

Strong’s Definition

a stumbling-block, but only figuratively (fall, enticement (idol))

Etymology & Derivation

feminine from H3782 (כָּשַׁל);

KJV Usage

ruin, stumbling-block.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.overthrown mass, stumbling-block, something overthrown, decay, ruin
• 2.thing overthrown (figurative of kingdom)
• 3.stumbling-block (of idols)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: makshêlâh; Pronunciation: mak-shay-law'