Mâchâh — H4229

H4229 · Hebrew — מחה

Pronunciation: maw-khaw'

Definition

verb

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

  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)

Usually translated as

wipe, destroy, blot out, full of marrow, put out, abolish, reach unto, utterly

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Mâchâh occurs 36 times in 32 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Exodus (3), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (4), Judges (1), 2 Kings (2), Nehemiah (2), Psalms (6), Proverbs (3), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1)

Strong's Lexicon — M