Malqôwach — H4455

Definition

masculine noun

transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken)

1. booty, prey
2. jaw

Usually translated as

prey, booty, jaws

Origin

from H3947

• Derived from Lâqach (H3947)

Greek equivalents

• lárynx (G2995)
• skŷlon (G4661)

Occurrences

Malqôwach occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (5), Psalms (1), Isaiah (2)

• Numbers 31:11 — And they took all the spoil, and all the prey (הַמַּלְק֑וֹחַ), both of men and of beasts.
• Numbers 31:12 — And they brought the captives, and the prey (הַמַּלְק֛וֹחַ), and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
• Numbers 31:26 — Take the sum of the prey (מַלְק֙וֹחַ֙) that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
• Numbers 31:27 — And divide the prey (הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ) into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
• Numbers 31:32 — And the booty (הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ), being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
• Psalms 22:15 — My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws (מַלְקוֹחָ֑י); and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
• Isaiah 49:24 — Shall the prey (מַלְק֑וֹחַ) be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
• Isaiah 49:25 — But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey (וּמַלְק֥וֹחַ) of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.