Forehead

The practice of veiling the face (forehead) in public for women of the high classes, especially married women, in the East, sufficiently stigmatizes with reproach the unveiled face of women of bad character. (Genesis 24:64; Jeremiah 3:3) The custom among many Oriental nations both of coloring the face and forehead and of impressing on the body marks indicative of devotion to some special deity or religious sect is mentioned elsewhere. The "jewels for the forehead," mentioned by Ezekiel, (Ezekiel 16:12) and in margin of Authorized Version, (Genesis 24:22) were in all probability nose-rings. (Isaiah 3:21)

Forehead

Ezekiel 9:1-11; Revelation 7:3. The devotees of different idols in India receive at this day different marks on the forehead, distinguishing them one from another. By a similar method the slaves claimed by different owners were sometimes designated.

The practice common among Oriental nations of colouring the forehead or impressing on it some distinctive Mark as a sign of devotion to some deity is alluded to in Revelation 13:16, 17; 14:9; 17:5; 20:4.

The "jewel on thy forehead" mentioned in Ezek. 16:12 (R.V., "a ring upon thy nose") was in all probability the "nose-ring" (Isaiah 3:21).

In Ezek. 3:7 the word "impudent" is rightly rendered in the Revised Version "an hard forehead." (See also ver. 8, 9.)

1. (n.) The front of that part of the head which encloses the brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow.

2. (n.) The aspect or countenance; assurance.

3. (n.) The front or fore part of anything.

FOREHEAD

for'-ed (metsach; metopon):

(1) In a literal sense the word is used frequently in the Scriptures. Aaron and after him every high priest was to wear on the forehead the golden frontlet having the engraved motto, "Holy to Yahweh" (Exodus 28:36, 38). The condition of the forehead was an important criterion in the diagnosis of leprosy by the priest (Leviticus 13:42, 43 2 Chronicles 26:20). It was in the forehead that brave young David smote Goliath with the stone from his sling (1 Samuel 17:49). The faulty translation of the King James Version in Ezekiel 16:12 has been corrected in the Revised Version (British and American), reference being had in the passage to a nose-ring, not to an ornament of the forehead. While the cutting or tattooing of the body was strictly forbidden to the Israelite on account of the heathen associations of the custom (Leviticus 19:28), we find frequent mention made of markings on the forehead, which were especially used to designate slaves (see Philo, De Monarchia, I) or devotees of a godhead (Lucian, De Syria Dea, 59). In 3 Maccabees 2:29 we read that Ptolemy IV Philopator branded some Jews with the sign of an ivy leaf, marking them as devotees of Bacchus-Dionysos. Possibly we may compare herewith the translation of Isaiah 44:5 (Revised Version margin): "And another shall write on his hand, Unto Yahweh" (or Yahweh's slave). Very clear is the passage Ezekiel 9:4, 6 (and perhaps Job 31:35), where the word used for "mark" is taw, the name of the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet which in its earliest form has the shape of an upright plus sign (Baal Lebanon Inscr; 11th century B.C.) or of a lying (St Andrew's) cross X (Moabite Inscr, 9th century B.C.), the simplest sign in the old Israelite alphabet, and at the same time the character which in the Greek alphabet represents the X, the initial of Christ. In the New Testament we find a clear echo of the above-mentioned Old Testament passage, the marking of the foreheads of the righteous (Revelation 7:3; Revelation 9:4; Revelation 14:1; Revelation 22:4). The godless followers of the beast are marked on the (right) hand and on the forehead (Revelation 13:16; Revelation 14:9; Revelation 20:4), and the apocalyptic woman dressed in scarlet and purple has her name written on her forehead (Revelation 17:5).

(2) In a metaphorical sense the expression, "a harlot's forehead," is used (Jeremiah 3:3) to describe the shameless apostasy and faithlessness of Israel. Ezekiel speaks of the stiff-necked obstinacy and the persistent unwillingness of Israel to hear the message of Yahweh: "All the house of Israel are of a hard forehead and of a stiff heart" (Jeremiah 3:7), and God makes his prophet's "forehead hard. as an adamant harder than flint," whereby an unflinching loyalty to God and a complete disregard of opposition is meant (Jeremiah 3:8, 9). Compare the phrase: "to harden the face," under the word FACE.

H. L. E. Luering

3359. metopon -- the forehead
... the forehead. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: metopon Phonetic Spelling:
(met'-o-pon) Short Definition: the forehead Definition: the forehead ...
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5440. phulakterion -- an outpost, fortification, an amulet
... a phylactery, an amulet, a parchment capsule containing little parchment rolls with
the Hebrew texts, affixed to the left upper arm or the forehead of men at ...
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3790. ophrus -- an eyebrow
... Perhaps from optanomai (through the idea of the shading or proximity to the organ
of vision); the eye-"brow" or forehead, ie (figuratively) the brink of a ...
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1371. gibbeach -- having a bald forehead
... 1370, 1371. gibbeach. 1372 . having a bald forehead. Transliteration: gibbeach
Phonetic Spelling: (ghib-bay'-akh) Short Definition: forehead. ...
/hebrew/1371.htm - 6k

4696. metsach -- brow, forehead
... 4695, 4696. metsach. 4697 . brow, forehead. Transliteration: metsach
Phonetic Spelling: (may'-tsakh) Short Definition: forehead. ...
/hebrew/4696.htm - 6k

1372. gabbachath -- a bald forehead
... 1371, 1372. gabbachath. 1373 . a bald forehead. Transliteration: gabbachath
Phonetic Spelling: (gab-bakh'-ath) Short Definition: forehead. ...
/hebrew/1372.htm - 6k

639. aph -- a nostril, nose, face, anger
... anger (1). angry, before, countenance, face, forbearing, forehead,
longsuffering, nose,. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril ...
/hebrew/639.htm - 6k

5869. ayin -- an eye
... 1), disdained* (1), displease* (2), displeased* (4), disregard* (1), eye (68), eyebrows*
(1), eyelids* (1), eyes (372), eyesight (1), forehead* (5), generous ...
/hebrew/5869.htm - 7k

996. bayin -- an interval, space between
... bin Definition an interval, space between NASB Word Usage above* (1), among (30),
among* (1), between (204), champion* (2), either (2), forehead* (5), midst (3 ...
/hebrew/996.htm - 6k

6285. peah -- corner, side
... Word Origin from paah Definition corner, side NASB Word Usage boundary (1), corner
(1), corners (6), edges (2), forehead (2), sector (1), side (69), side ...
/hebrew/6285.htm - 6k

2903. totaphoth -- bands
... frontlet. From an unusued root meaning to go around or bind; a fillet for the forehead
-- frontlet. 2902, 2903. totaphoth. 2904 . Strong's Numbers.
/hebrew/2903.htm - 5k

Whether this Sacrament Should be Given to Man on the Forehead?
... CONFIRMATION (Q ) Whether this sacrament should be given to man on the forehead? ...
Therefore this sacrament should not be given on the forehead only. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether this sacrament should be 2.htm

Ninth Day. Holiness and Mediation.
... And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy
things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts ...
/.../murray/holy in christ/ninth day holiness and mediation.htm

On the Sacramentals
... A. We make the Sign of the Cross by putting the right hand to the forehead, then
on the breast, and then to the left and right shoulders; saying, In the name ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 27 on the sacramentals.htm

Epistle xxvi. To Januarius, Bishop.
... by presbyters both in the East and West: the second for confirmation after baptism,
was with chrism (a mixture of oil and balsam), on the forehead, and in the ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle xxvi to januarius bishop.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, Luke xii. 15, "And He Said unto Them ...
... then, Brethren, to whom as believers the Gospel is read, by whom He who spake these
things, is worshipped, whose mark is borne by us on our forehead, and is ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lvii on the words.htm

Whether Only a Bishop Can Confer this Sacrament?
... custom of our Church: but if this trouble some so very much we permit priests, where
no bishop is to be had, to anoint the baptized on the forehead with chrism ...
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Psalm CXLII.
... way. So far am I from blushing at the Cross, that in no secret place do
I keep the Cross of Christ, but bear it on my forehead. ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxlii.htm

On Confirmation
... A. The bishop extends his hands over those who are to be confirmed, prays that they
may receive the Holy Ghost, and anoints the forehead of each with holy ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 15 on confirmation.htm

Then that Abominable one Will Send his Commands Throughout Every ...
... to him." And by reason of the scarcity of food, all will go to him and worship him;
and he will put his mark on their right hand and on their forehead, that no ...
/.../piece xxviii then that abominable.htm

The Prince Returns
... the boy, with the exquisite beauty of sleep on his heavy lids, would creep over
from his vigil at the door and lay his cool hand on the sick man's forehead. ...
/.../miller/the city of delight/chapter xii the prince returns.htm

Forehead (23 Occurrences)
... The practice common among Oriental nations of colouring the forehead or impressing
on it some distinctive Mark as a sign of devotion to some deity is alluded ...
/f/forehead.htm - 19k

Forehead-bald (1 Occurrence)
Forehead-bald. Forehead, Forehead-bald. Foreheads . Multi-Version
Concordance Forehead-bald (1 Occurrence). Leviticus ...
/f/forehead-bald.htm - 6k

Bald (12 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Leviticus 13:41 If his hair has fallen
off from the front part of his head, he is forehead bald. He is clean. ...
/b/bald.htm - 11k

White-reddish (4 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 13:42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white-reddish
sore, it is a leprosy which hath broken out in his bald head, or his bald ...
/w/white-reddish.htm - 7k

Infectious (19 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 13:42 But if there is in the bald head, or the bald forehead, a
reddish-white plague; it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head, or his bald ...
/i/infectious.htm - 12k

Frontlets (3 Occurrences)
... Those worn on the forehead were written on four strips of parchment, and put into
four little cells within a square case, which had on it the Hebrew letter ...
/f/frontlets.htm - 9k

Frontal (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (a.) of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the roof
of the brain case; as, the frontal bones. 3. (n.) Something ...
/f/frontal.htm - 7k

Reddish-white (4 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 13:42 But if there is in the bald head, or the bald forehead, a
reddish-white plague; it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head, or his bald ...
/r/reddish-white.htm - 7k

Reddish (6 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 13:42 But if there is in the bald head, or the bald forehead, a
reddish-white plague; it is leprosy breaking out in his bald head, or his bald ...
/r/reddish.htm - 8k

Printed (2 Occurrences)
... The use of the inkhorn in setting the mark upon the forehead (Ezekiel 9:3, 4, 6)
certainly points to marking with color rather than branding. See INK-HORN. ...
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