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maxšēlā מַכְשֵׁלָה ‘ruins’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine from kāšal כָּשַׁל ‘to stumble’
Roots: כשׁל

maxšēlā n, f
1) overthrown mass, stumbling-block, something overthrown, decay, ruin
 1a) thing overthrown (figurative of kingdom)
 1b) stumbling-block (of idols)

Mentioned in Isaiah 3:6 Zephaniah 1:3

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