Talk:Golden calf

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Exodus 32:4 And he received [them] at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

The word molten is from the Hebrew word maccekah. [1] The word calf is from ‘egel AyinGimelLamed [2]

  1. 04541 ^הכסמ^ maccekah \@mas-say-kaw’\@ [MemSamechKufHeh] or ū-mas-sê-ḵāh, VavMemSamechKufHey, (וּמַסֵּכָ֜ה) is said to be from 05258 nacak [NunSamechKuf]; n f; {See TWOT on 1375 @@ "1375c"} {See TWOT on 1376 @@ "1376a"} AV-image 18, molten 7, covering 2, vail 1; 28
    1) a pouring, libation, molten metal, cast image, drink offering
    1a) libation (with covenant sacrifice)
    1b) molten metal, molten image, molten gods
    2) web, covering, veil, woven stuff
    See also 0540 מְסֻכָּה‎ mëcukkah from 05526 סָכַךְ‎ cakak to hedge, fence about, shut in
  2. 05695 ^לגע^ ‘egel \@ay-ghel\@ AyinGimelLamed from the same as 05696 לגע ‘agol AyinGimelLamed meaning "round" associated with the word revolve or even earing as in 05694 ליגע ‘agiyl AyinGimelYodLamed ; n m; {See TWOT on 1560 @@ "1560a"} AV-calf 33, bullock 2; 35
    1) calf, bull-calf