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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
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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 Box Gen 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:7 - So the LORD said, "I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth - everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:4 - For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that I have made."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:23 - So the LORD destroyed every living thing that was on the surface of the ground, including people, animals, creatures that creep along the ground, and birds of the sky. They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:14 - The LORD said to Moses, "Write this as a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in Joshua's hearing; for I will surely wipe out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:32 - But now, if you will forgive their sin..., but if not, wipe me out from your book that you have written."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:33 - The LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me - that person I will wipe out of my book.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:23 - "'Then the priest will write these curses on a scroll and then scrape them off into the bitter water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:11 - The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:14 - Stand aside and I will destroy them, obliterating their very name from memory, and I will make you into a stronger and more numerous nation than they are."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:6 - Then the first son she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:19 - So when the LORD your God gives you relief from all the enemies who surround you in the land he is giving you as an inheritance, you must wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven - do not forget!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:20 - The LORD will be unwilling to forgive him, and his intense anger will rage against that man; all the curses written in this scroll will fall upon him and the LORD will obliterate his name from memory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:17 - The remnant of Benjamin must be preserved. An entire Israelite tribe should not be wiped out.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:27 - The LORD had not decreed that he would blot out Israel's memory from under heaven, so he delivered them through Jeroboam son of Joash.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:13 - I will destroy Jerusalem the same way I did Samaria and the dynasty of Ahab. I will wipe Jerusalem clean, just as one wipes a plate on both sides.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:5 - Do not cover their iniquity, and do not wipe out their sin from before them. For they have bitterly offended the builders!

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:14 - Please remember me for this, O my God, and do not wipe out the kindness that I have done for the temple of my God and for its services!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:5 - You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:1 - Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:9 - Hide your face from my sins! Wipe away all my guilt!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:28 - May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:13 - May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:14 - May his ancestors' sins be remembered by the LORD! May his mother's sin not be forgotten!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:33 - He will be beaten and despised, and his reproach will not be wiped away;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:20 - This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have not done wrong."

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:3 - Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which ruins kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:6 - The LORD who commands armies will hold a banquet for all the nations on this mountain. At this banquet there will be plenty of meat and aged wine - tender meat and choicest wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:8 - he will swallow up death permanently. The sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from every face, and remove his people's disgrace from all the earth. Indeed, the LORD has announced it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:25 - I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:22 - I remove the guilt of your rebellious deeds as if they were a cloud, the guilt of your sins as if they were a cloud. Come back to me, for I protect you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:23 - But you, LORD, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:6 - In all your dwellings, the cities will be laid waste and the high places ruined so that your altars will be laid waste and ruined, your idols will be shattered and demolished, your incense altars will be broken down, and your works wiped out.
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