מַסֶּ֫כֶת
mas.se.khet
weave
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word מַסֶּ֫כֶת (mas.se.khet) occurs three times in the Bible and means "weave." As a verb, its semantic domain falls under Construction & Crafts, suggesting a specific activity related to textiles or fabric. Given its definition as "weave," the word most likely refers to the physical act of intertwining threads or fibers to create a fabric, possibly for clothing, a covering, or other purposes. Its limited occurrences suggest that weaving may have held a specific importance or significance in the context of the stories it is part of.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Delilah said to Samson, “Until now, you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me with what you might be bound.” He said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the fabric on the loom.”
Judges 16:14She fastened it with the pin, and said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He awakened out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam and the fabric.
Judges 16:14She fastened it with the pin, and said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He awakened out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam and the fabric.