Lexicon :: Strong's H4229 - māḥâ

מָחָה

Transliteration

māḥâ

Pronunciation

maw-khaw'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1178,1179,118

Strong's Info

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

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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)
(Qal) to strike
(Pual) full of marrow (participle)

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STRONGS H4229: Abbreviations

† I. מָחָה verb wipe, wipe out (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic , efface, erase, cancel, obliterate; Aramaic מְחָא (I), compare Phoenician למחת according to stroke = exactly Hoffin^{Phoenician 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), ; according to L Gei^{Urspr. d. spr. 416} Lag^{Semitic i. 26, BN 142} Nö^{ZMG xxxii, 1878, 409} weakend from = , Hebrew מָחַץ which see, compare Dr^{§ 178 n.}; Assyrian maḫû = crush, oppress, according to Dl^{HWB 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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

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

Gen 6:7

Gen 6:7 - And the LORD^H3068 said,^H559 I will destroy^H4229 man^H120 whom I have created^H1254 from the face^H6440 of the earth;^H127 both man,^H120 and^H5704 beast,^H929 and the creeping thing,^H7431 and the fowls^H5775 of the air;^H8064 for it repenteth^H5162 me that I have made^H6213 them.

Gen 7:4

Gen 7:4 - For yet^H5750 seven^H7651 days,^H3117 and I will cause it to rain^H4305 upon the earth^H776 forty^H705 days^H3117 and forty^H705 nights;^H3915 and every^H3605 living substance^H3351 that I have made^H6213 will I destroy^H4229 from off^H5921 the face^H6440 of the earth.^H127

Gen 7:23

Gen 7:23 - And every living substance^H3351 was destroyed^H4229 which was upon the face^H6440 of the ground,^H127 both man,^H120 and cattle,^H929 and the creeping things,^H7431 and the fowl^H5775 of the heaven;^H8064 and they were destroyed^H4229 from the earth:^H776 and Noah^H5146 only^H389 remained^H7604 alive, and they that^H834 were with him in the ark.^H8392

Exo 17:14

Exo 17:14 - And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Moses,^H4872 Write^H3789 this for a memorial^H2146 in a book,^H5612 and rehearse^H7760 it in the ears^H241 of Joshua:^H3091 for I will utterly^H4229 put out^H4229 the remembrance^H2143 of Amalek^H6002 from under heaven.^H8064

Exo 32:32

Exo 32:32 - Yet now, if thou wilt forgive^H5375 their sin—;^H2403 and if not, blot^H4229 me, I pray thee, out of thy book^H5612 which thou hast written.^H3789

Exo 32:33

Exo 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

Num 5:23

Num 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

Num 34:11

Num 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

Deu 9:14

Deu 9:14 - Let me alone,^H7503 that I may destroy^H8045 them, and blot out^H4229 their name^H8034 from under heaven:^H8064 and I will make^H6213 of^H854 thee a nation^H1471 mightier^H6099 and greater^H7227 than they.

Deu 25:6

Deu 25:6 - And it shall be, that the firstborn^H1060 which she beareth^H3205 shall succeed^H6965 in the name^H8034 of his brother^H251 which is dead,^H4191 that his name^H8034 be not put out^H4229 of Israel.^H3478

Deu 25:19

Deu 25:19 - Therefore it shall be, when the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath given thee rest^H5117 from all thine enemies^H341 round about,^H5439 in the land^H776 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414 thee for an inheritance^H5159 to possess^H3423 it, that thou shalt blot out^H4229 the remembrance^H2143 of Amalek^H6002 from under heaven;^H8064 thou shalt not forget^H7911 it.

Deu 29:20

Deu 29:20 - The LORD^H3068 will^H14 not spare^H5545 him, but then the anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 and his jealousy^H7068 shall smoke^H6225 against that man,^H376 and all the curses^H423 that are written^H3789 in this book^H5612 shall lie^H7257 upon him, and the LORD^H3068 shall blot out^H4229 his name^H8034 from under heaven.^H8064

Jdg 21:17

Jdg 21:17 - And they said,^H559 There must be an inheritance^H3425 for them that be escaped^H6413 of Benjamin,^H1144 that a tribe^H7626 be not destroyed^H4229 out of Israel.^H3478

2Ki 14:27

2Ki 14:27 - And the LORD^H3068 said^H1696 not that he would blot out^H4229 the name^H8034 of Israel^H3478 from under heaven:^H8064 but he saved^H3467 them by the hand^H3027 of Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Joash.^H3101

2Ki 21:13

2Ki 21:13 - And I will stretch^H5186 over Jerusalem^H3389 the line^H6957 of Samaria,^H8111 and the plummet^H4949 of the house^H1004 of Ahab:^H256 and I will wipe^H4229 Jerusalem^H3389 as a man wipeth^H4229 a dish,^H6747 wiping^H4229 it, and turning^H2015 it upside down.^H6440

Neh 4:5

Neh 4:5 - And cover^H3680 not their iniquity,^H5771 and let not their sin^H2403 be blotted out^H4229 from before^H6440 thee: for they have provoked thee to anger^H3707 before the builders.^H1129

Neh 13:14

Neh 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.

Psa 9:5

Psa 9:5 - Thou hast rebuked^H1605 the heathen,^H1471 thou hast destroyed^H6 the wicked,^H7563 thou hast put out^H4229 their name^H8034 for ever^H5769 and ever.^H5703

Psa 51:1

Psa 51:1 - [[To the chief Musician,^H5329 A Psalm^H4210 of David,^H1732 when Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030 came^H935 unto him, after he had gone in^H935 to Bathsheba.]]^H1339 Have mercy^H2603 upon me, O God,^H430 according to thy lovingkindness:^H2617 according unto the multitude^H7230 of thy tender mercies^H7356 blot out^H4229 my transgressions.^H6588

Psa 51:9

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

Psa 69:28

Psa 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

Psa 109:13

Psa 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

Psa 109:14

Psa 109:14 - Let the iniquity^H5771 of his fathers^H1 be remembered^H2142 with the LORD;^H3068 and let not the sin^H2403 of his mother^H517 be blotted out.^H4229

Pro 6:33

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

Pro 30:20

Pro 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

Pro 31:3

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

Isa 25:6

Isa 25:6 - And in this mountain^H2022 shall the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 make^H6213 unto all people^H5971 a feast^H4960 of fat things,^H8081 a feast^H4960 of wines on the lees,^H8105 of fat things^H8081 full of marrow,^H4229 of wines on the lees^H8105 well refined.^H2212

Isa 25:8

Isa 25:8 - He will swallow up^H1104 death^H4194 in victory;^H5331 and the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 will wipe away^H4229 tears^H1832 from off all faces;^H6440 and the rebuke^H2781 of his people^H5971 shall he take away^H5493 from off all the earth:^H776 for the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696 it.

Isa 43:25

Isa 43:25 - I, even I, am he that blotteth out^H4229 thy transgressions^H6588 for mine own sake, and will not remember^H2142 thy sins.^H2403

Isa 44:22

Isa 44:22 - I have blotted out,^H4229 as a thick cloud,^H5645 thy transgressions,^H6588 and, as a cloud,^H6051 thy sins:^H2403 return^H7725 unto me; for I have redeemed^H1350 thee.

Jer 18:23

Jer 18:23 - Yet, LORD,^H3068 thou knowest^H3045 all their counsel^H6098 against me to slay^H4194 me: forgive^H3722 not their iniquity,^H5771 neither blot out^H4229 their sin^H2403 from thy sight,^H6440 but let them be overthrown^H3782 before^H6440 thee; deal^H6213 thus with them in the time^H6256 of thine anger.^H639

Eze 6:6

Eze 6:6 - In all your dwellingplaces^H4186 the cities^H5892 shall be laid waste,^H2717 and the high places^H1116 shall be desolate;^H3456 that your altars^H4196 may be laid waste^H2717 and made desolate,^H816 and your idols^H1544 may be broken^H7665 and cease,^H7673 and your images^H2553 may be cut down,^H1438 and your works^H4639 may be abolished.^H4229

Lexicon :: Strong's H4229 - māḥâ

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