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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H4384 - Ruin

Strong's No.:H4384

Hebrew:מַכְשֵׁלָה

Transliteration:makshêlâh

Phonetic:mak-shay-law'

Word Origin:Feminine from H3782

Bible Usage:{ruin} stumbling-block.

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

a {stumblingblock} but only figuratively ({fall } enticement (idol))


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. overthrown mass, stumbling-block, something overthrown, decay, ruin

a. thing overthrown (figurative of kingdom)

b. stumbling-block (of idols)


Bible References:
Ruin

Translation
Occurrences:
ruin ( 1 )
stumblingblocks ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.