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Lexicon :: Strong's H4743 - māqaq

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מָקַק
Transliteration
māqaq
Pronunciation
maw-kak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1237

Strong’s Definitions

מָקַק mâqaq, maw-kak'; ' a primitive root; to melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish:—consume away, be corrupt, dissolve, pine away.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H4743 in the following manner: pine away (4x), consume away (4x), corrupt (1x), dissolved (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H4743 in the following manner: pine away (4x), consume away (4x), corrupt (1x), dissolved (1x).

  1. to decay, pine away, rot, fester

    1. (Niphal)

      1. to fester (of wounds)

      2. to rot, rot away

      3. to moulder away

      4. to pine away

    2. (Hiphil) to cause to rot

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָקַק mâqaq, maw-kak'; ' a primitive root; to melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish:—consume away, be corrupt, dissolve, pine away.
STRONGS H4743: Abbreviations
† [מָקַק] verb decay, rot, fester, figurative pine away (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic (Targum) מְקַק); —
Niph. Perfect 3rd person plural נָמַ֫קּוּ Psalm 38:6 [Psalm 38:5], וְנ׳ consecutive Isaiah 34:4; Ezekiel 4:17; 2nd person masculine plural וּנֶמַקֹּתֶם consecutive Ezekiel 24:23; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תִּמַּק Zechariah 14:12; 3rd person masculine plural יִמַּ֫קּוּ Leviticus 26:39, יִמָּ֑קּוּ Leviticus 26:39; 3rd person feminine plural תִּמַּקְנָה Zechariah 14:12; Participle plural נְמַקִּים Ezekiel 33:10; —
1. fester, of wounds Psalm 38:6 [Psalm 38:5] (+ הבאישׁ, see באשׁ).
2. rot, rot away, עֵתנָיו תִּמַּקְנָה בְחֹרֵיהֶן וּלְשׁוֺנוֺ תִּמִק בְּפִיֶֽֽֽהם ׃ Zechariah 14:12 (plague upon foes of Jerusalem).
3. moulder away, of צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם Isaiah 34:4 (|| וְנָנֹלוּ כַּסֵּפֶר הַשָּׁמַיִם.
4. of pining away by reason of (בְּ), as punishment for, iniquity Ezekiel 4:17; Ezekiel 24:23; Ezekiel 33:10; Leviticus 26:39 (twice in verse).
Hiph. Infinitive absolute הָמֵק, transitive בְּשָׂרוֺ ה׳ Zechariah 14:12 a causing his flesh to rot.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

26:39; 26:39; 26:39

Psalms

38:5; 38:5

Isaiah

34:4; 34:4

Ezekiel

4:17; 4:17; 24:23; 24:23; 33:10; 33:10

Zechariah

14:12; 14:12; 14:12; 14:12

H4743

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Strong's Number H4743 matches the Hebrew מָקַק (māqaq),
which occurs 10 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:39 - Those of you who survive will waste away in your enemies’ lands because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5 - My wounds fester and stink
because of my foolish sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:4 - The heavens above will melt away
and disappear like a rolled-up scroll.
The stars will fall from the sky
like withered leaves from a grapevine,
or shriveled figs from a fig tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:17 - Lacking food and water, people will look at one another in terror, and they will waste away under their punishment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:23 - Your heads will remain covered, and your sandals will not be taken off. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins. You will mourn privately for all the evil you have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:10 - “Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: You are saying, ‘Our sins are heavy upon us; we are wasting away! How can we survive?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:12 - And the LORD will send a plague on all the nations that fought against Jerusalem. Their people will become like walking corpses, their flesh rotting away. Their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
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