H4906 — מַשְׂכִּית (maskiyth)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H4906
Original: מַשְׂכִּית
Transliteration: maskiyth
Pronunciation: mas-keeth
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Occurrences: 7 tokens in 6 unique verses across 5 books
First Occurrence: Lev 26:1 — "neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

Strong's gives the core sense as a figure carved on stone, a wall, or another object, and then extends it figuratively to imagination. The KJV renderings are conceit, image, imagery, picture, and wish.

The local BDB entry sharpens that into two main branches: 1. A visible show-piece or figured object: a stone image, pictured chambers, or silver settings. 2. An inward image of the heart: imagination, conceit, or desire.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
image	1	14.3%
their pictures	1	14.3%
they have more than	1	14.3%
could wish	1	14.3%
in his own conceit	1	14.3%
in pictures	1	14.3%
of his imagery	1	14.3%

Psalm 73:7 accounts for two English fragments ("they have more than" and "could wish") in one verse, showing how the KJV spreads the Hebrew noun across an idiomatic clause rather than translating it with a single English noun.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Proverbs	2	0.2
Leviticus	1	0.1
Numbers	1	0.1
Ezekiel	1	0.1
Psalms	1	0.0

The word is rare and evenly scattered. Its six verses split between two semantic poles: concrete pictured objects in cultic or crafted settings, and figurative inward imagery of the heart.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Cultic Images to Be Rejected or Destroyed¶

The noun names visible figured objects associated with forbidden worship. - Lev 26:1 — "neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land" — a carved or figured cult-object set up for veneration. - Num 33:52 — "destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images" — pictured objects paired with overt idol vocabulary.

2. Pictured or Worked Visual Surfaces¶

The noun can name crafted visual representation on a surface or setting. - Pro 25:11 — "apples of gold in pictures of silver" — ornamental silver settings, carvings, or filigreed work. - Eze 8:12 — "every man in the chambers of his imagery" — pictured chambers used for hidden idolatry; the visual/object sense remains concrete even in a corrupt cultic setting.

3. Inward Imagination, Conceit, or Heart-Desire¶

The noun also moves from external figure to internal mental picture. - Pro 18:11 — "as an high wall in his own conceit" — imagined security, not literal fortification. - Psa 73:7 — "they have more than heart could wish" — overflowing inward desire or imagination.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
אֶרֶץ (erets)	H776	3x	Land/earth frame: image set up in the land, Canaanite pictures in the land, "the LORD hath forsaken the earth"
יְהֹוָה (YHWH)	H3068	2x	Covenant and judgment frame around visible imagery
עָשָׂה (asah)	H6213	2x	Human manufacture or establishment of images
אֶבֶן (eben)	H68	1x	"image of stone" in Lev 26:1
בָּמָה (bamah)	H1116	1x	Pictures destroyed alongside high places in Num 33:52
זָהָב (zahab)	H2091	1x	"apples of gold in pictures of silver" in Pro 25:11

Because the corpus is only six verses, the collocation table is small; even so, it clearly clusters around image-making, land-cleansing, and visible crafted settings.

Root Note¶

The local lexicon metadata does not expose a usable root or root-word field for H4906. In the available data, the noun functions as its own image/imagination term rather than as a transparently traceable derivative.

Synonyms / Domain Neighbors¶

H6459 פֶּסֶל (pecel) — graven image; carved idol object.
H4541 מַסֵּכָה (massekah) — molten image; emphasizes cast-metal fabrication.
H457 אֱלִיל (eliyl) — idol as a worthless or empty thing.
H8544 תְּמוּנָה (temunah) — likeness or similitude; visual form rather than pictured object.
H1544 גִּלּוּל (gillul) — idol term from the same cult-object domain, especially in Ezekiel.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for H4906.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation / Domain	Key Difference
פֶּסֶל (pecel)	H6459	image / idol vocabulary	pecel is the carved idol itself, especially in commandment and idol-polemic texts; maskiyth is broader, covering both figured objects and inward imagination.
מַסֵּכָה (massekah)	H4541	image / cult-object domain	massekah is specifically cast or molten; maskiyth names the figured or pictured result without foregrounding fabrication method.
אֱלִיל (eliyl)	H457	idol domain	eliyl judges the object as worthless; maskiyth describes the figure, picture, or imagined form itself.
תְּמוּנָה (temunah)	H8544	visual representation	temunah is likeness/similitude in a broad representational sense; maskiyth is more concrete in its pictured/object uses and more psychological in its figurative uses.

UBS Semantic Domains¶

Code	Domain Label	Notes
001002008001010	Images	Primary concrete domain: figured object, picture, image.
001002008001006	Cult Objects	Lev 26:1, Num 33:52, and Eze 8:12 place the word in the anti-idolatry field.
001002008001011	Jewellery	Secondary crafted-object branch visible in Pro 25:11 ("pictures of silver").
002004002013	Think	Figurative inward branch: conceit, desire, heart-imagination.

H4906 is unusual because the same noun crosses from visible image to mental image without leaving the basic notion of a formed representation.

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Strong's	Co-occ	Notes
γῆ (ge)	G1093	3	Highest co-occurrence in the local map, but driven by surrounding "land/earth" contexts rather than a true lexical equivalent for maskiyth itself.
ἐν (en)	G1722	4	Contextual preposition, not a meaningful lexical bridge.
αὐτός (autos)	G846	5	Pronoun-level overlap only; not semantically useful for tracing the noun.

The local LXX map does not yield a stable Greek image-term for H4906. With only six verses and a split semantic range, the automatic alignment is too noisy to justify a cross-testament trace from this entry alone.