Strong’s H4696 · Hebrew

מֵצַח
mêtsach
may'-tsakh

Definition

the forehead (as open and prominent)

Etymology

from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous;

How the KJV renders it

  • brow
  • forehead
  • impudent

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.