H4748 H4748
well-set hair, artistically arranged hair (possibly curls or elaborate styling)
This word refers to an artistic arrangement of hair, possibly elaborate hairstyles, curls, or well-set coiffure. It appears in Isaiah 3:24 in a judgment oracle against the proud women of Zion, where God warns that 'instead of well-set hair there will be baldness'. The term suggests hair that has been carefully arranged or styled, perhaps with artistic technique. BDB notes the root may relate to turning or twisting, possibly indicating curls or braided styles. The contrast with baldness emphasizes the reversal of beauty.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Well-arranged or artistically styled hair, possibly referring to curls, braids, or elaborate coiffure. Isaiah's judgment oracle catalogs the luxuries of Jerusalem's elite women, threatening their replacement with humiliation. The shift from carefully styled hair to baldness symbolizes the complete reversal of status and beauty. Spanish 'trenzada' (braided) captures one possible styling method. 1×
AR["الشَّعرِ-المُضَفَّرِ"]·ben["কুঁচিত-চুলের"]·DE["[מקשה]"]·EN["baldness"]·FR["[מקשה]"]·heb["מקשה"]·HI["बालों-के"]·ID["rambut-yang-dihias"]·IT["[מקשה]"]·jav["rambut-ngombak"]·KO["꼽은-머리의"]·PT["cachos-entrelaçados"]·RU["искусной"]·ES["trenzada"]·SW["vizuri"]·TR["orgulu-sacin"]·urd["گھونگھریالے-بال"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מִקְשֶׁה n.[m.] an artistic hair arrangement;? turner’s work, Is 3:24, so most.