Lexical Definition

‎מַשְׂכִּית‎ maskîyth (mas-keeth') figure ^H:N-F
from the same as ‎שֵׂכוּ‎

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

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

1) show-piece, figure, imagination, image, idol, picture
1a) show-piece, carved figure (of idols)
1b) imagination, conceit

See Greek: κρυπτός · σκοπός · σύνεσις

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַשְׂכִּית‎ noun feminine show-piece, figure, imagination; — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Lev 26:1, **on ancient rock-carvings in Canaan compare Ghosn-el-Howie^{JBL xxiii (1904), 211 ff.}; suffix ‎מַשְׂכִּיתוֺ‎ Ezek 8:12, ‎מַשְׂכִּתוֺ‎ Prov 18:11 plural construct ‎מַשְׂכִיּוֺת‎ Prov 25:11; Ps 73:7, suffix ‎מַשְׂכִּיֹּתָם‎ Num 33:52 —

1. show-piece, specifically carved figure, of idolatrous symbols, Num 33:52 (P; || ‎מַסֵּכֹתָם צַלְמֵי‎), ‎׳‎‎אֶבֶן מ‎ Lev 26:1 (|| ‎מַצֵּבָה‎ etc.), ‎׳‎‎חַדְרֵי מ‎ Ezek 8:12 ( >strike out Co); elsewhere ‎כֶּסֶף‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Prov 25:11 silver carvings.

2. imagination, conceit, Prov 18:11, ‎לֵבָב‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ps 73:7.

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