Lexicon :: Strong's H4220 - mēaḥ

מֵחַ
Transliteration
mēaḥ
Pronunciation
may'-akh
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From מָחָה (H4229) in the sense of greasing
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1181a

Strong’s Definitions

מֵחַ mêach, may'-akh; from H4229 in the sense of greasing; fat; figuratively, rich:—fatling (one).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H4220 in the following manner: fatling (1x), fat one (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H4220 in the following manner: fatling (1x), fat one (1x).

  1. fatling, fat one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֵחַ mêach, may'-akh; from H4229 in the sense of greasing; fat; figuratively, rich:—fatling (one).
STRONGS H4220: Abbreviations
† [מֵחַ] noun [masculine] fatling (Phoenician מח fat (adjective); Late Hebrew מֵיחָא figurative of choice flour); — only plural absolute: עֹלוֺת מֵיחִים Psalm 66:15 burnt offerings of fatlings; so מֵחִים Isaiah 5:17 (|| כְּבָשִׂים) according to Hi Du CheHpt (read חֳרָבוֺת and strike out גָּרִים); most, fat ones, figurative for rich men.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

66:15

Isaiah

5:17