H4534 H4534
A hedge or thorny barrier, used metaphorically for an obstruction or obstacle
This term refers to a hedge, likely a thorny barrier used for protection or boundary marking. In Micah 7:4, it appears in a striking metaphor where even the most upright person in corrupt society is compared to a hedge—meaning an obstruction or dangerous barrier rather than something helpful. The prophet's point is devastating: when society decays, even the best people become obstacles. The image draws on the reality that hedges, while useful for boundaries, present barriers and dangers.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — A hedge or thorny barrier, used metaphorically in Micah 7:4 to describe how even the most upright person in a corrupt society becomes an obstruction. The comparison to a hedge (parallel to the best being like a brier) emphasizes danger and impediment rather than protection. The multilingual evidence (seto, haie, hedge) consistently identifies the thorny barrier imagery. 1×
AR["مِنْ-السِّيَاجِ"]·ben["কাঁটাঝোপের-চেয়েও"]·DE["[ממסוכה]"]·EN["than-hedge"]·FR["haie"]·heb["מ-מסוכה"]·HI["बाड़-से"]·ID["dari-pagar-duri"]·IT["[ממסוכה]"]·jav["saking-pager-eri"]·KO["에서-울타리"]·PT["que-sebe"]·RU["хуже-изгороди"]·ES["más-que-seto"]·SW["kuliko-ua-la-miiba"]·TR["-den-çit"]·urd["باڑ-سے-بھی-بُرا"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† מְסוּכָה n.f. hedge (‖ form of מְשֻׂכָה q.v. sub שׂוך);—only in fig. יָשָׁר מִמְּסוּכָה Mi 7:4, read יְשָׁרָם מְס׳ (‖ טוֹבָם כְּחֵדֶק), their most upright one is a hedge (an obstruction).