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Lexicon :: Strong's H4272 - māḥaṣ

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מָחַץ
Transliteration
māḥaṣ
Pronunciation
maw-khats'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1183

Strong’s Definitions

מָחַץ mâchats, maw-khats'; a primitive root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy:—dip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H4272 in the following manner: wound (7x), smite through (2x), pierce (2x), strike through (1x), pierce through (1x), dipped (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H4272 in the following manner: wound (7x), smite through (2x), pierce (2x), strike through (1x), pierce through (1x), dipped (1x).

  1. to smite through, shatter, wound severely

    1. (Qal)

      1. to shatter

      2. shattering (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָחַץ mâchats, maw-khats'; a primitive root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy:—dip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound.
STRONGS H4272: Abbreviations
† מָחַץ verb smite through, wound severely, shatter (poetry) (Assyrian maḫâṣu, smite, wound, DlHWB 398; Arabic bdb056301 churn; beat or agitate the milk, etc.; Sabean מחֿץֿ DHMZXG xxx. 1876, 684; xxxvii. 1883, 338; Burgen u. Schlösser (SB. xcvii. 1881), 965 (of stone-cutter's work), HomChrestom. 127; Ethiopic bdb056302); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular מ׳ Job 26:12 + 3 times; וּֽֽֽמחֲצָה Judges 5:26 etc.; Imperfect יִמְחַץ Job 5:18; Psalm 68:22; 1st person singular suffix אֶמְחָצֵם Psalm 18:39; וָא׳ 2 Samuel 22:39; — smite through, followed by ראֹשׁוֺ, of Jael, Judges 5:26 (|| הָלַם, מָחַק, חָלַף); of Israel, shattering enemies, חִצָּיו יִמ׳ Numbers 24:8 (object omitted; || עַצְמֹתֵיהֶם יְגָרֵם) compare Numbers 24:17 (object מוֹאָב פַּֽאֲתֵי); compare Psalm 18:39 = 2 Samuel 22:39; of י׳, smiting through or shattering his foes, Psalm 110:5; their heads Psalm 110:6; Psalm 68:22; Habakkuk 3:13, loins Deuteronomy 33:1; compare Job 26:12 object רַהַב, which see; absolute, Deuteronomy 32:39 (opposed to רָפָא; || clause אָמִית וַאֲחַיֶּה) compare Job 5:18 (opposed to רָפָא, || clause יַכְאִיב וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ). For תִּמְחַץ רגלך בְּדָם Psalm 68:24, read תִּרְחַץ (Psalm 58:11), Ol Br Che Bae We.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

24:8; 24:17

Deuteronomy

32:39; 33:1

Judges

5:26; 5:26

2 Samuel

22:39; 22:39

Job

5:18; 5:18; 26:12; 26:12

Psalms

18:39; 18:39; 58:11; 68:22; 68:22; 68:24; 110:5; 110:6

Habakkuk

3:13

H4272

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4272 matches the Hebrew מָחַץ (māḥaṣ),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:8 - “God brings him out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall consume the nations, his enemies;
He shall break their bones
And pierce them with his arrows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:17 - “I see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
A Star shall come out of Jacob;
A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of tumult.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:39 - ‘Now see that I, even I, am He,
And there is no God besides Me;
I kill and I make alive;
I wound and I heal;
Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:11 - Bless his substance, LORD,
And accept the work of his hands;
Strike the loins of those who rise against him,
And of those who hate him, that they rise not again.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:26 - She stretched her hand to the tent peg,
Her right hand to the workmen’s hammer;
She pounded Sisera, she pierced his head,
She split and struck through his temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:39 - And I have destroyed them and wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen under my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:18 - For He bruises, but He binds up;
He wounds, but His hands make whole.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:12 - He stirs up the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He breaks up the storm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:38 - I have wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen under my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:21 - But God will wound the head of His enemies,
The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:23 - That your foot may crush them[fn] in blood,
And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 110:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 110:5 - The Lord is at Your right hand;
He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 110:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 110:6 - He shall judge among the nations,
He shall fill the places with dead bodies,
He shall execute the heads of many countries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:13 - You went forth for the salvation of Your people,
For salvation with Your Anointed.
You struck the head from the house of the wicked,
By laying bare from foundation to neck. Selah
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