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Lexicon :: Strong's H4272 - māḥaṣ

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מָחַץ
Transliteration
māḥaṣ
Pronunciation
maw-khats'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1183

Strong’s Definitions

מָחַץ mâchats, maw-khats'; a primitive root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy:—dip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H4272 in the following manner: wound (7x), smite through (2x), pierce (2x), strike through (1x), pierce through (1x), dipped (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H4272 in the following manner: wound (7x), smite through (2x), pierce (2x), strike through (1x), pierce through (1x), dipped (1x).

  1. to smite through, shatter, wound severely

    1. (Qal)

      1. to shatter

      2. shattering (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָחַץ mâchats, maw-khats'; a primitive root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy:—dip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound.
STRONGS H4272: Abbreviations
† מָחַץ verb smite through, wound severely, shatter (poetry) (Assyrian maḫâṣu, smite, wound, DlHWB 398; Arabic bdb056301 churn; beat or agitate the milk, etc.; Sabean מחֿץֿ DHMZXG xxx. 1876, 684; xxxvii. 1883, 338; Burgen u. Schlösser (SB. xcvii. 1881), 965 (of stone-cutter's work), HomChrestom. 127; Ethiopic bdb056302); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular מ׳ Job 26:12 + 3 times; וּֽֽֽמחֲצָה Judges 5:26 etc.; Imperfect יִמְחַץ Job 5:18; Psalm 68:22; 1st person singular suffix אֶמְחָצֵם Psalm 18:39; וָא׳ 2 Samuel 22:39; — smite through, followed by ראֹשׁוֺ, of Jael, Judges 5:26 (|| הָלַם, מָחַק, חָלַף); of Israel, shattering enemies, חִצָּיו יִמ׳ Numbers 24:8 (object omitted; || עַצְמֹתֵיהֶם יְגָרֵם) compare Numbers 24:17 (object מוֹאָב פַּֽאֲתֵי); compare Psalm 18:39 = 2 Samuel 22:39; of י׳, smiting through or shattering his foes, Psalm 110:5; their heads Psalm 110:6; Psalm 68:22; Habakkuk 3:13, loins Deuteronomy 33:1; compare Job 26:12 object רַהַב, which see; absolute, Deuteronomy 32:39 (opposed to רָפָא; || clause אָמִית וַאֲחַיֶּה) compare Job 5:18 (opposed to רָפָא, || clause יַכְאִיב וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ). For תִּמְחַץ רגלך בְּדָם Psalm 68:24, read תִּרְחַץ (Psalm 58:11), Ol Br Che Bae We.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

24:8; 24:17

Deuteronomy

32:39; 33:1

Judges

5:26; 5:26

2 Samuel

22:39; 22:39

Job

5:18; 5:18; 26:12; 26:12

Psalms

18:39; 18:39; 58:11; 68:22; 68:22; 68:24; 110:5; 110:6

Habakkuk

3:13

H4272

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4272 matches the Hebrew מָחַץ (māḥaṣ),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:8

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“God brings him out of Egypt,

He is for him like the horns of the wild ox.

He will devour the nations who are his adversaries,

And will gnaw their bones in pieces,

And [fn]shatter H4272 them with his arrows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:17 -

“I see him, but not now;

I behold him, but not near;

A star shall come forth from Jacob,

A scepter shall rise from Israel,

And shall crush H4272 through H4272 the [fn]forehead of Moab,

And [fn]tear down all the sons of [fn]Sheth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:39 -

‘See now that I, I am He,

And there is no god besides Me;

It is I who put to death and give life.

I have wounded H4272, and it is I who heal,

And there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:11

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“O Yahweh, bless his substance,

And accept the work of his hands;

Crush H4272 the loins of those who rise up against him,

And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:26 -

“She sent forth her hand for the tent peg,

And her right hand for the workmen’s hammer.

Then she beat Sisera; she smashed his head,

And she crushed H4272 and pierced his temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:39 -

“And I have consumed them and crushed H4272 them, so that they did not rise;

And they fell under my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:18 -

“For He inflicts pain and [fn]gives relief;

He [fn]wounds H4272, and His hands also heal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:12 -

“He quieted the sea with His power,

And by His understanding He crushed H4272 Rahab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:38 -

I crushed H4272 them, so that they were not able to rise;

They fell under my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:21 -

Surely God will crush H4272 the head of His enemies,

The hairy [fn]skull of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:23 -

That [fn]your foot may crush H4272 them in blood,

The tongue of your dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 110:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 110:5 -

The Lord is at Your right hand;

He [fn]will crush H4272 kings in the day of His anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 110:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 110:6 -

He will render justice among the nations,

He [fn]will fill them with corpses,

He [fn]will crush H4272 the [fn]head that is over the wide earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:13 -

You went forth for the salvation of Your people,

For salvation with Your anointed.

You crushed H4272 the head of the house of the wicked

To lay him bare from [fn]thigh to neck. Selah.

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