Lexicon
מִשְׁחַת
mish.chat
H4893A
H:N-M Hebrew

mutilation

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mish.chat denotes the disfiguring condition described when a man's form is marred beyond other men.

Its sole attested use describes a condition of disfigurement affecting a man's form and appearance in Isaiah 52:14.

Senses in use

  1. Disfiguring of a man's appearance · dominant

    In Isaiah 52:14, the construct masculine singular noun occurs in the clause describing a man's form and appearance. The APB renders the verse with his form "marred beyond any man" and his appearance beyond the sons of man.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 52:14, the APB presents the clause as a man's form being "marred beyond any man." That wording confirms the verse's depiction without isolating a precise English equivalent for the noun.

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