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Ezekiel 26:5

“It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

מִשְׁטוֹחַmishṭôwach · mish-to'-akh
H4894 · Hebrew

Definition: a spreading-place
Derivation: or מִשְׁטַח; from H7849 (שָׁטַח);
KJV renderings: (to) spread (forth, -ing, upon).
Grammar: מִשְׁטַ֨ח — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
Code HNcmsc
Usage: Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ezekiel 26:14 Ezekiel 47:10

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מִשְׁטוֹחַ here.

Verse 4 Verse 6

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.