H4229Hebrewmāḥāh
מָחָה
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
35
Total Occurrences
12
Books
35
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
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
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Usage
abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, [idiom] utterly, wipe (away, out).
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.to wipe, wipe out
- 2.(qal)
- 3.(niphal)
- 4.(qal) to strike
- 5.(pual) full of marrow (participle)
- 6.(hiphil) to blot out (from memory)
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: mâchâh; Pronunciation: maw-khaw'