מָחַץ
Transliteration
māḥaṣ
Pronunciation
maw-khats'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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 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 ); —
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