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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 4384. מַכְשֵׁלָה (makshelah) -- Stumbling block, downfall, obstacle</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/4384.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/isaiah/3-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/4384.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 4384</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/4383.htm" title="4383">◄</a> 4384. makshelah <a href="../hebrew/4385.htm" title="4385">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">makshelah: Stumbling block, downfall, obstacle</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מַכְשֵׁלָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>makshelah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mak-sheh-lah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mak-shay-law')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Stumbling block, downfall, obstacle<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a stumbling-block, )<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root כשל (kashal), meaning "to stumble" or "to fall."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G4625 (σκανδαλον, skandalon):</b> A trap or snare, often used in the New Testament to describe a cause of moral stumbling or offense.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "makshelah" refers to something that causes one to stumble or fall, both physically and metaphorically. It is often used in the context of moral or spiritual stumbling, indicating an obstacle that leads to sin or failure. The word can denote a literal stumbling block or a figurative one, such as an idol or a temptation that leads people away from God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of a stumbling block was significant in both physical and spiritual contexts. Physically, uneven paths and hidden obstacles were common in the rugged terrain of the region, making the metaphor of stumbling particularly vivid. Spiritually, the Israelites were warned against idolatry and other practices that could lead them away from their covenant with God. The idea of a stumbling block was used by prophets and teachers to illustrate the dangers of turning away from God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm">kashal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>something overthrown, a stumbling block<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>ruins (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מַכְשֵׁלָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine 1.</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>overthrown mass</b></font>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>stumbling-block</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>figurative of kingdom</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3-6.htm">Isaiah 3:6</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> plural <font class="hebrew2">הַמַּכְשֵׁלוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Zephaniah 1:3</a> <em>stumbling-blocks</em> = idols (compare <font class="hebrew2">מִכְשׁוֺל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2c</b></font>), but rather dubious; We thinks a gloss. Schw<sup>ZAW x. (1890), 169</sup> reads <font class="hebrew2">וְכִשַּׁלְתִּי</font> <em>and I will cause</em> the wicked to <em>stumble.</em> <p>I. <font class="hebrew2">כשׁף</font> (√ of following; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb050601.gif"> <em>cut off, cut up</em>, Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb050602.gif"> <em>to pray</em> (literally probably <em>to cut oneself</em>, see <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/18-28.htm">1 Kings 18:28</a>): so Rs<sup>J Phil. xiv. 125, 126</sup> Nö<sup>ZMG 1886, 723</sup>; according to RS <font class="hebrew2">כֶּשֶׁף</font> is properly herbs etc. <em>shredded</em> into a magic brew). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>ruin, stumbling-block <p>Feminine from <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm">kashal</a>; a stumbling-block, but only figuratively (fall, enticement (idol)) -- ruin, stumbling-block. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm">kashal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת וְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥ה והמכשלה והמכשלות vehammachsheLah vehammachsheLot wə·ham·maḵ·šê·lāh wə·ham·maḵ·šê·lō·wṯ wəhammaḵšêlāh wəhammaḵšêlōwṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/isaiah/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 3:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִּֽהְיֶה־ לָּ֑נוּ <b> וְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥ה </b> הַזֹּ֖את תַּ֥חַת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And these <span class="itali">ruins</span> will be under<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> be thou our ruler, <span class="itali">and [let] this ruin</span> [be] under thy hand:<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shall be our ruler become <span class="itali">ruins</span> likewise will be under<p><b><a href="/text/zephaniah/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zephaniah 1:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּדְגֵ֣י הַיָּ֔ם <b> וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת </b> אֶת־ הָרְשָׁעִ֑ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zephaniah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the sea, <span class="itali">And the ruins</span> along<br><a href="/kjvs/zephaniah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the sea, <span class="itali">and the stumblingblocks</span> with the wicked;<br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the fish of the sea <span class="itali">and the ruins</span> along the wicked<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4384.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4384.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4384<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vehammachshelah_4384.htm">wə·ham·maḵ·šê·lāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehammachshelot_4384.htm">wə·ham·maḵ·šê·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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