מַשְׂכִּית

Strong’s Definition

a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imagination

Etymology & Derivation

from the same as H7906 (שֵׂכוּ);

KJV Usage

conceit, image(-ry), picture, [idiom] wish.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.show-piece, figure, imagination, image, idol, picture
• 2.show-piece, carved figure (of idols)
• 3.imagination, conceit

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: maskîyth; Pronunciation: mas-keeth'