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Lexicon :: Strong's H4229 - māḥâ

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מָחָה
Transliteration
māḥâ
Pronunciation
maw-khaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1178,1179,118

Strong’s Definitions

מָחָה mâchâh, maw-khaw'; a primitive root; properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to:—abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, × utterly, wipe (away, out).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H4229 in the following manner: (blot, put, etc)...out (17x), destroy (6x), wipe (4x), blot (3x), wipe away (2x), abolished (1x), marrow (1x), reach (1x), utterly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H4229 in the following manner: (blot, put, etc)...out (17x), destroy (6x), wipe (4x), blot (3x), wipe away (2x), abolished (1x), marrow (1x), reach (1x), utterly (1x).

  1. to wipe, wipe out

    1. (Qal)

      1. to wipe

      2. to blot out, obliterate

      3. to blot out, exterminate

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be wiped out

      2. to be blotted out

      3. to be exterminated

    3. (Hiphil) to blot out (from memory)

  2. (Qal) to strike

  3. (Pual) full of marrow (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָחָה mâchâh, maw-khaw'; a primitive root; properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to:—abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, × utterly, wipe (away, out).
STRONGS H4229: Abbreviations
† I. מָחָה verb wipe, wipe out (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic bdb056201, efface, erase, cancel, obliterate; Aramaic מְחָא (I), compare Phoenician למחת according to stroke = exactly HoffinPhoenician Inschr., Abh. GGW, xxxvi. May 1889, 9). —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular מָחָה Numbers 5:23 + 3 times; 3rd person feminine singular ֽֽֽמחֲתָה Proverbs 30:20 + 4 times Perfect; Imperfect יִמְחֶה 2 Kings 21:13; וַיִּמַח (Baer; variant reading וַיִּמַּח) Genesis 7:23; 1st person singular suffix אֶמְחֶנּוּ Exodus 32:33; + 4 times Imperfect; Imperative מְחֵה Psalm 51:3; Psalm 51:11; suffix מְחֵנִי Exodus 32:32; Infinitive absolute מָחֹה Exodus 17:14; construct לִמְחוֺת 2 Kings 14:27; Participle מֹחֶה Isaiah 43:25; feminine plural (לְ)מֹחוֺת Proverbs 31:3; (Ges Fl Nö De Str for MT לַמְחוֺת); —
1. wipe, the mouth Proverbs 30:20; tears from (מעל) the face Isaiah 25:8; written curse, into the water (אלמֿים) for drinking Numbers 5:23 (P); Moses' name from the book (מספר) of God Exodus 32:32, 33 (J); וּמָחִיתִי אֶתֿ עַל־פָּנֶיה יְרוּשָׁלִַם כַּאֲשֶׁר יִמְחֶה אֶתהַֿצַּלַּחַת מָחָה וְהָפַךְ 2 Kings 21:13 and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipeth a dish, — he doth wipe and turn it (but read probably מָחֹה וְהָפֹךְ) upside down.
2. blot out = obliterate from the memory, מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם from under heaven e.g. the name Deuteronomy 9:14; Deuteronomy 29:19; 2 Kings 14:27; the remembrance Exodus 17:14 (twice in verse) (J), Deuteronomy 25:19; the name for ever Psalm 9:6; transgressions (פשׁע; no more remembered by God against sinner) Psalm 51:3; Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 44:22; עָון Psalm 51:11.
3. blot out = exterminate, כלהֿיקוֺם all existing things Genesis 7:23 (J) and mankind, הָאֲדָמָה פְּנֵי מֵעַל Genesis 6:7; Genesis 7:4 (J); מֹחוֺת מְלָכִין Proverbs 31:3 (with the text-change, see above) = destroyers of kings (i.e. impure women), but expression strange and dubious.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural נִמְחוּ Ezekiel 6:6; Imperfect יִמָּחֶה Deuteronomy 25:6; Judges 21:17; יִמַּח Psalm 109:13; 3rd person feminine singular תִּמָּ֑ח Psalm 109:14; + 4 times Imperfect; —
1. be wiped out מִסֵּפֶר חַיִּים Psalm 69:29.
2. be blotted out, מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל of a name Deuteronomy 25:6, a tribe Judges 21:17; name (|| posterity) Psalm 109:13; from memory, of sins Nehemiah 3:37 [Nehemiah 4:5]; Psalm 109:14; reproach, Proverbs 6:33.
3. be exterminated, מִןהָֿאָרֶץ Genesis 7:23 (J); of idolatrous works of Israel Ezekiel 6:6.
Hiph. Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תֶּ֫מַח Nehemiah 13:14; תֶּ֑מְחִי Jeremiah 18:23 (but tone suggests תֶּ֫מַח compare Ges§ 75. R. 17; Gie reads Qal and doubts Hiph. altogether); Infinitive לַמְחוֺת Proverbs 31:3 (= לְהַמְחוֺת but see Qal 3); — blot out, from the memory; pious acts Nehemiah 13:14; sins Jeremiah 18:23.

† II. מָחָה verb strike (Aramaic מְחָא (II), bdb056202; according to L GeiUrspr. d. spr. 416 LagSemitic i. 26, BN 142 NöZMG xxxii, 1878, 409 weakend from bdb056203= bdb056204, Hebrew מָחַץ which see, compare Dr§ 178 n.; Assyrian maḫû = crush, oppress, according to DlHWB 396); — Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive, וּמָחָה עַלכֶּֿתֶף וגו׳ Numbers 34:11 (P) and the border shall strike upon (reach unto) the shoulder of the sea of Chinnereth (> Di and others derive from I. מָחָה rub along by, brush past, skirt).

† III. מָחָה verb denominative only
Pu. Participle מְמֻחָיִם (Ges§ 75. R. 13) in phrase שְׁמָנִים מ׳ Isaiah 25:6 fat pieces full of marrow.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H4223.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:7; 7:4; 7:23; 7:23; 7:23

Exodus

17:14; 17:14; 32:32; 32:32; 32:33; 32:33

Numbers

5:23; 5:23; 34:11

Deuteronomy

9:14; 25:6; 25:6; 25:19; 29:19

Judges

21:17; 21:17

2 Kings

14:27; 14:27; 21:13; 21:13

Nehemiah

4:5; 13:14; 13:14

Psalms

9:6; 51:3; 51:3; 51:11; 51:11; 69:29; 109:13; 109:13; 109:14; 109:14

Proverbs

6:33; 30:20; 30:20; 31:3; 31:3; 31:3

Isaiah

25:6; 25:8; 43:25; 43:25; 44:22

Jeremiah

18:23; 18:23

Ezekiel

6:6; 6:6

H4229

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Strong's Number H4229 matches the Hebrew מָחָה (māḥâ),
which occurs 36 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:33 - And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto Moses, H4872 Whosoever H834 hath sinned H2398 against me, him will I blot out H4229 of my book. H5612

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:23 - And the priest H3548 shall write H3789 these curses H423 in a book, H5612 and he shall blot H4229 them out with the bitter H4751 water: H4325

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:11 - And the coast H1366 shall go down H3381 from Shepham H8221 to Riblah, H7247 on the east side H6924 of Ain; H5871 and the border H1366 shall descend, H3381 and shall reach H4229 unto the side H3802 of the sea H3220 of Chinnereth H3672 eastward: H6924

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:14 - Remember H2142 me, O my God, H430 concerning this, and wipe not out H4229 my good H2617 deeds that I have done H6213 for the house H1004 of my God, H430 and for the offices H4929 thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:9 - Hide H5641 thy face H6440 from my sins, H2399 and blot out H4229 all mine iniquities. H5771

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:28 - Let them be blotted H4229 out of the book H5612 of the living, H2416 and not be written H3789 with the righteous. H6662

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:13 - Let his posterity H319 be cut off; H3772 and in the generation H1755 following H312 let their name H8034 be blotted out. H4229

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:33 - A wound H5061 and dishonour H7036 shall he get; H4672 and his reproach H2781 shall not be wiped away. H4229

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:20 - Such is the way H1870 of an adulterous H5003 woman; H802 she eateth, H398 and wipeth H4229 her mouth, H6310 and saith, H559 I have done H6466 no wickedness. H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:3 - Give H5414 not thy strength H2428 unto women, H802 nor thy ways H1870 to that which destroyeth H4229 kings. H4428

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